1. Nature of This Reference
Portland Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and historical directory collections relevant to Portland, Oregon. It hosts no government record and has no affiliation with an office, court, library, or custodian.
2. Lawful Use Rules
Use this reference only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or information found 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 an FCRA-regulated decision, including credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions
- Scrape, copy, or republish content at scale
- Interfere with operation or security
3. No Consumer Reporting Role
We are not a consumer reporting agency as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., defines that term. Neither this reference nor a linked search result is a consumer report. Nothing here may be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. External Links
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored tools, have their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or data handling.
5. No Warranties
The reference is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We do not promise that any detail is accurate, complete, current, or that a linked portal will operate or return a correct result.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages resulting from use of this reference or a linked resource, including decisions based on a record found through it.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from misuse of the reference or a violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Links and brief attributed quotations are welcome. Republishing full pages or systematic copying is not permitted.
9. Changes to Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a revision constitutes acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or restrict access, without notice, for a user who violates these terms or abuses the reference.
11. Oregon Governing Law
These terms are governed by Oregon law without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Oregon Public Records Law, ORS chapter 192, controls inspection of nonexempt records held by public bodies; this private reference neither changes that law nor acts as a records custodian.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.