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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever you use Bainbridge Island People Search. Accessing the site means you accept them. If you disagree with any provision, stop using the service.

1. Nature of the Website

Bainbridge Island People Search is a privately operated reference service. It describes official records, court indexes, directories, and lookup portals relevant to Bainbridge Island, Washington. The site does not host government records and has no affiliation with an agency, court, or records custodian.


2. Acceptable Use Rules

You must use the site and information reached through it only for lawful purposes. Prohibited uses include attempts 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. No Consumer Reports

We are 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 a linked search tool constitute a consumer report. You may not use them to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose regulated by the FCRA.


4. External Services

Links lead to government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools. Each destination has separate terms and privacy practices. We do not control its content, uptime, prices, or handling of data.


5. Warranty Disclaimer

The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without express or implied warranties. We make no promise that information is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will remain available and return correct results.


6. Liability Limits

To the fullest extent the law allows, we disclaim liability for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages tied to use of the site or any linked resource, including decisions based on retrieved records.


7. Your Duty to Indemnify

You agree to defend and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from your misuse of the service or breach of these terms.


8. Copyright and Content

Copyright protects the site's original writing, design, logo, and layout. Links and brief attributed quotations are permitted. Republishing full pages or systematically copying content is not.


9. Revisions to These Terms

We may post a revised version here at any time. Continued use after publication of a change signifies acceptance of the updated terms.


10. Cutting Off Access

We may block or restrict access to the site, at our discretion and without notice, to any user who violates these terms or abuses the site.


11. Washington Governing Law

Washington law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Government disclosure by Washington agencies is governed by the Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW. Covered consumer health data may also be subject to the My Health My Data Act, chapter 19.373 RCW, while applicable breach-notification rules appear in RCW 19.255 and RCW 42.56.590.


12. Severability

If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in full effect.


13. Questions

For questions about these terms, visit our Contact page.