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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever you use Yakima People Search. Use of the site signifies agreement; if you reject the terms, discontinue use.

1. What This Website Is

Yakima People Search is a privately run guide to public records, court indexes, directories, and lookup portals relevant to Yakima, Washington. It neither hosts official records nor has any affiliation with a government agency, court, or custodian.


2. Rules for Using This Site

Use is permitted only for lawful purposes. Neither the site nor information reached through it may be used 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 People Search is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Neither site content nor results from an available search tool constitute a consumer report. They cannot be used to assess eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-regulated purpose.


4. Links to Outside Sites

Government portals, sponsored search tools, and other outside services linked here operate under their own policies. Their content, uptime, prices, and data handling are outside our control.


5. No Warranties

The site is offered "as is" and "as available," with no express or implied warranty. We make no promise that content is complete, accurate, or current, or that a linked system will remain accessible or produce correct results.


6. Limits on Our Liability

As far as the law permits, the operators accept no liability for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with use of this site or a linked resource, including decisions based on records located through them.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by misuse of the site or a breach of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

Copyright protects the site's original writing, visual design, logo, and layout. Links and short attributed quotations are allowed; republication of complete pages and systematic copying are not.


9. Changes to These Terms

A revised version of these terms may be posted here at any time. Continued use after publication signifies acceptance of the revision.


10. Cutting Off Access

At our discretion and without advance notice, access may be restricted or blocked when a user abuses the site or violates these terms.


11. Governing Law

Washington law governs these terms, without applying conflict-of-law principles. Access to state and local agency records is separately governed by the Washington Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW.


12. Severability

If one provision is held unenforceable, every remaining provision continues in effect.


13. Questions

Questions about these terms may be directed through our Contact page.