1. Nature of the Service
Cottage Lake Residents Directory is an independently operated reference. It describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections concerning Cottage Lake, Washington. We do not host government records and are not connected with King County, a state agency, court, library, or records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use Cottage Lake Residents Directory only in a lawful way. You must not use the service or information reached through it to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Locate someone 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. Consumer Reporting Restriction
Cottage Lake Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Neither our content nor results from a linked tool are consumer reports. They may not be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose covered by the FCRA.
4. External Services
Government portals, sponsored search tools, and other outside services apply their own policies and terms. Their availability, fees, content, and data practices are not under our control.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that content is complete, accurate, or current, or that a linked portal will remain available or produce a correct result.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with use of Cottage Lake Residents Directory or an outside resource, including a decision based on a record.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by your misuse of the service or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the original writing, design, logo, and layout. You may link to pages or quote short attributed excerpts, but you may not republish entire pages or systematically copy the content.
9. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms by publishing a replacement on this page. Continued use after publication signals acceptance of the revised version.
10. Cutting Off Access
We may restrict or block access, without notice, when a user abuses Cottage Lake Residents Directory or violates these terms.
11. Governing Law
Washington law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public access to Washington agency records is governed by the Washington Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW, including its exemptions and agency-response framework.
12. Severability
If a provision is held unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.