Information You Provide
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form is submitted to the provider operating that search function. Our servers do not keep a separate copy of those queries. If you send a message, we receive the contents needed to respond to it.
Automatically Collected Data
Hosting services may create routine logs, including an IP address, browser information, pages requested, and time stamps. We use aggregate information to maintain the service and understand page use. Cookies or similar tools can support analytics and, where used, advertising measurement.
How We Use Information
Information is used to run the reference, resolve technical issues, measure overall traffic, and improve its pages. We do not sell visitor lists or create individual visitor profiles.
External Websites
County and state portals, library collections, archives, and search providers have their own privacy practices. Their policies control information submitted after leaving this reference, including information entered into sponsored search results.
Who Might See Your Data
Hosting and support providers process server logs on our behalf. Analytics or advertising partners may receive the automatic information described above. Information is disclosed only when valid legal process requires it or as otherwise permitted by law.
How We Protect Your Data
The reference uses an encrypted connection, and logs are retained only for the purposes described here. There are no visitor accounts, passwords, or site-held user profiles to expose.
Users Under 18
This reference is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. Contact us if a minor has sent information, and we will remove it.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on the law that applies, a visitor may have rights to access, correct, delete, or opt out of certain processing of personal data. New Jersey's Data Privacy Act is P.L. 2023, c.266, codified at N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.1 et seq., subject to its scope and exceptions. Because this reference keeps little visitor information, a request normally involves the contact mailbox and available server logs. Use the Contact page to ask. Government records remain with their public custodian, which controls its own correction and redaction procedures.
Updates to This Policy
Changes to this policy appear here. Continued use after a posted revision indicates acceptance of the updated policy.