Data You Give Us Directly
What you type into the search forms (a name, a phone number, or an address) goes to the third-party provider that powers the results; our own servers keep no copy of your searches. If you write to us, we see only what your message contains and use it to reply.
Information Collected Automatically
Standard hosting logs may record an IP address, browser type, timestamp, and pages requested. We review totals to maintain the service and understand broad use. Basic analytics or advertising measurement may also rely on cookies or similar tools.
Why We Use Limited Data
Limited data helps operate the service, diagnose faults, measure traffic, and improve content. We neither sell visitor lists nor create profiles of individual readers.
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.
Services That May Receive Data
Hosting and support providers process technical logs on our behalf. Analytics and advertising services may receive the automatic data described above. We also comply with valid legal process when disclosure is required.
How We Protect Your Data
The site runs over an encrypted connection and logs are kept only as long as the purposes above need them. There are no accounts here, so no password or profile of yours exists on this site to be exposed.
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
Privacy rights vary by residence and may include access, correction, or deletion of data a website maintains. Research did not identify a comprehensive Wisconsin consumer-privacy statute that changes this general process. Because our retained data is slight, a request usually involves checking the contact mailbox and available logs. Use the Contact page. Public records held by Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, or West Allis remain under the control of their custodians.
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.