Information You Submit
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form is sent to the third-party results provider. Our servers do not retain a copy of those searches. If you contact us, we use the contents of your message to respond.
Information Collected Automatically
Routine hosting logs may record an IP address, browser type, viewed pages, and timestamps. Aggregated activity helps maintain the service and identify useful pages. Basic analytics and advertising measurement may also rely on cookies or similar technology.
What We Do With This Data
Operating the site, fixing problems, counting traffic, improving pages. We do not sell visitor lists and we do not build profiles of individual users.
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.
Safeguarding Visitor Data
Connections are encrypted, and logs are retained only while needed for the stated purposes. Because visitors do not create accounts, the site holds no user password or account 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 Privacy Choices
Rights to access, correct, or delete personal data depend on where you live. West Virginia had no enacted comprehensive consumer privacy statute identified in the project research as of September 2026; pending bills are not law. We can check our contact mailbox and server logs for a request sent through the Contact page. Public records held by West Virginia, Kanawha County, or St. Albans offices remain under each custodian's control.
Updates to This Policy
Any change to this policy will be posted on this page. Using the site after a change means you accept the updated version.