Information You Submit
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form is sent to the outside provider that supplies those results; our servers do not retain a search copy. Messages sent to us contain only the details you choose to provide and are used to answer you.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our hosting keeps ordinary server logs: IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and timestamps. We look at this in aggregate to keep the site healthy and to see which pages readers use. Cookies or similar technologies may support basic analytics and, where applicable, advertising measurement.
How Information Is Used
Information supports site operation, error repair, traffic measurement, and page improvements. Visitor lists are not sold, and individual user profiles are not created.
Links to Other Websites
We link out to county and state records portals, library collections, archives, and third-party search tools. Their privacy policies, not ours, govern what you submit there. That is especially true of the sponsored search results, which a third-party company provides.
Who Might See Your Data
The service providers that host and support the site process server logs for us. Analytics and advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. We disclose data when a valid legal process requires it, and not otherwise.
Safeguards and Retention
An encrypted connection protects data in transit, and logs remain only as long as the stated operating purposes require. Because visitors create no accounts, the site stores no user password or member profile.
Users Under 18
The site is meant for adults and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18; if you believe a minor has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Washington's My Health My Data Act, chapter 19.373 RCW, may provide rights for covered consumer health data, while other privacy rights depend on the data and context. Because this site keeps little visitor data, a request normally means checking contact mail and server logs and deleting responsive material where required. Use the Contact page to ask. Records held by Washington state, county, or city offices remain under the custodian's control, so correction or removal requests must go there.
Policy Revisions
Changes will appear on this page. Continued use after a revision signifies acceptance of the updated policy.