Information You Submit
Names, phone numbers, or addresses entered in a search form are sent to the outside provider that returns results; the site servers do not keep a copy of those searches. A message sent to the site contains only the details the sender chooses to include, which are used to answer that message.
Routine Server Information
The hosting service records standard log details such as IP address, browser type, pages requested, and time stamps. Those logs help maintain the service and measure traffic in aggregate. Cookies or similar tools may be used for basic analytics or, where applicable, ad measurement.
How We Use Information
Information supports site operation, troubleshooting, traffic counts, and page improvements. Visitor lists are not sold, and the service does not create profiles of named readers.
External Services and Links
Pages link to New York state and county portals, libraries, archives, and outside search services. What a reader submits on those destinations is covered by the destination's privacy terms. Sponsored search results are supplied by a third party and follow its practices.
Who Processes These Details
Hosting and support providers process site logs to keep the service running. Analytics or advertising partners may receive the automatic information described above. Disclosure may also occur when valid legal process requires it.
Safeguards and Retention
The connection is encrypted, and logs are retained only as long as needed for the purposes stated here. Because there are no reader accounts, the site does not hold user passwords or account profiles.
Readers Under Eighteen
This reference is intended for adults rather than children. The operators do not knowingly collect personal details from a person under 18. If a minor has sent information, contact the site so it can be reviewed and removed.
Requests About Your Information
New York's SHIELD Act, General Business Law ยงยง899-aa and 899-bb, addresses breach notice and reasonable data-security safeguards. It is not a general public-record deletion portal. A request about information held by this reference can be sent through the Contact page; official records held by a New York agency remain under that custodian's control, and a request about one should go to the office that maintains it.
Policy Changes
Revisions will appear here with the policy text. Continued use after an update indicates acceptance of the revised terms.