Information You Send Directly
Names, phone numbers, or addresses entered into a search form are sent to the third-party provider that supplies results, not stored as searches on our servers. If you contact us, we receive the contents of your message and use them to respond.
Data We Gather Automatically
Hosting systems may create ordinary server logs containing an IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and timestamps. Aggregate log information helps maintain the service and understand reader use. Cookies or similar tools may support basic analytics and, where relevant, advertising measurement.
How Limited Data Is Used
Limited information is used to operate the reference, repair problems, measure aggregate traffic, and improve its pages. We do not sell visitor lists or construct individual visitor profiles.
Links to Other Websites
Links lead to county and state record portals, library collections, archives, and third-party search tools. The privacy practices of those destinations govern information submitted there, including information sent through sponsored results.
Who Might See Your Data
Hosting and support providers process server logs on our behalf. Analytics or advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. Information is disclosed only when valid legal process requires it.
How We Protect Your Data
The reference uses an encrypted connection, and logs are retained only for the operational purposes described here. It has no visitor accounts, so it does not hold account passwords or user profiles.
Users Under 18
This reference is intended for adults and is not directed toward children. We do not knowingly gather personal information from people under 18; contact us if you believe a minor has sent information so it can be removed.
Your Information Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to ask for access to, correction of, or deletion of website-held personal data. The reviewed Ohio sources did not identify a general Ohio consumer-privacy deletion statute. Because this reference retains very little, a request generally involves checking the contact mailbox and applicable server logs, then removing data found there. Use the Contact page. Public records held by Ohio state, county, city, township, or court custodians are outside our control; direct those requests to the responsible office.
Updates to This Policy
A revised policy will appear on this page. Continued use after publication of a change means acceptance of the revised policy.