1. Nature of the Service
Yakima County People Search is a privately run reference service. It describes and links to public records, court indexes, directories, and official lookup portals relevant to Yakima County, Washington. The service neither hosts government records nor represents or affiliates with any government agency, court, or records custodian.
2. Permitted and Prohibited Use
Use is limited to lawful purposes. You may not use this service, or information reached through it, to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Locate a person protected by a restraining or protective order
- Commit identity theft or fraud
- Make FCRA-regulated decisions (credit, employment, tenant, insurance)
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Yakima County People Search is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Neither its content nor results supplied through a linked search tool constitute a consumer report. None may be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another decision requiring FCRA compliance.
4. Third-Party Destinations
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and policies. We do not control or accept responsibility for their content, availability, prices, or data practices.
5. No Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," with no express or implied warranty. Information may be incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated, and a linked portal may be unavailable or return an incorrect result.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent the law permits, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with use of the service or a linked resource. This limitation includes decisions based on records reached through those resources.
7. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by your misuse of the service or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the original text, design, logo, and layout. You may link to a page or quote a short excerpt with attribution, but may not republish full pages or copy the content systematically.
9. Revisions to These Terms
A new version may be posted here at any time. Continued use after publication constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
10. Restricting Access
We may restrict or block a user without notice when that user violates these terms or abuses the service.
11. Governing Law
Washington law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Government records linked from the service may be subject to the Washington Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW, along with exemptions and other laws applicable to the responsible custodian.
12. Severability
If one provision is held unenforceable, every remaining provision continues in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.