Information You Send
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form is sent to the external provider that supplies results. Our servers do not retain a copy of those searches. If you contact us, we receive the contents of your message and use them to respond.
Automatically Collected Data
Hosting services create normal server logs, such as IP address, browser type, pages requested, and time of visit. We use aggregate information to maintain the service and understand page use. Cookies or comparable technology can support basic analytics and, when applicable, advertising measurement.
How We Use Limited Data
Limited data helps operate the service, diagnose problems, measure aggregate traffic, and improve content. We do not sell visitor lists or create personal visitor profiles.
External Services and Links
Links may lead to county and state portals, archives, library collections, or outside search services. Their own policies control what you provide after leaving this service. That includes sponsored results, which are supplied by a third party.
Parties That May Process Data
Hosting and support providers process server logs for us. Analytics and advertising partners may receive the automatic information described above. We disclose information only when valid legal process requires it.
Data Safeguards
The service uses an encrypted connection, and logs are retained only for the purposes stated here. Because the site has no visitor accounts, it does not hold a visitor password or profile.
Visitors Under 18
This service is intended for adults and is not aimed at children. We do not knowingly collect a minor's personal information. If you believe a minor sent us information, contact us and it will be deleted.
Your Information Choices
North Carolina research did not identify an enacted comprehensive consumer-privacy law that provides a universal deletion mechanism for a private reference site. Specific protections still apply to government records: Chapter 15C protects Address Confidentiality Program participants, N.C.G.S. §163-82.10 protects eligible voter addresses, N.C.G.S. §130A-93 limits specified birth-record data, and N.C.G.S. §20-43.1 restricts DMV information. For information we hold, contact us through the Contact page; we will check the contact mailbox and relevant logs and remove what we find. Government-held records must be corrected or requested from their custodian.
Changes to This Policy
Any revision will appear on this page. Continued use after a posted revision means acceptance of the updated policy.