Information Submitted Directly
A name, phone number, or address entered into a search form is sent to the third-party provider that returns the results. Monterey County Residents Directory does not keep a copy of those search terms on its own servers. If a reader sends a message, the information in that message is used to respond.
Routine Server Information
Hosting systems may record an IP address, browser type, viewed pages, and timestamps. These logs are reviewed in aggregate to maintain the pages and understand broad traffic patterns. Where used, cookies or similar tools support basic analytics or advertising measurement.
How This Information Is Used
Information is used to operate the reference, troubleshoot faults, measure traffic, and improve its pages. Visitor lists are not sold, and individual user profiles are not built here.
External Record Resources
Links lead to county and state portals, library collections, archives, and third-party search tools. Each outside service has its own privacy policy. That rule is especially important for sponsored results, which are supplied by another company.
Who May Receive It
Hosting and technical providers may process server logs to keep the reference available. Analytics or advertising partners may receive the automatic information described above. Disclosure otherwise occurs only when valid legal process requires it.
Security and Retention
The pages use an encrypted connection, and logs are retained only for the purposes described above. Because there are no accounts, this reference does not hold a reader password or user profile.
Visitors Under 18
These pages are intended for adults rather than children. Personal information from someone under 18 is not knowingly collected; contact the reference if a minor has sent information so it can be removed.
California Privacy Choices
California's Consumer Privacy Act and Consumer Privacy Rights Act, Civil Code section 1798.100 and following, can give covered-business consumers rights to know, access, correct, delete, and opt out of sale or sharing, subject to exemptions. Covered businesses must honor Global Privacy Control where the law requires it. Because this reference keeps very little, a request normally involves checking the contact mailbox and relevant logs. Use the Contact page to ask. Public records held by California, Monterey County, or city custodians are outside this reference's control; removal questions for those records belong with the custodian.
Policy Changes
Revisions will be posted here with the updated text. Continued use after a revision indicates acceptance of the new policy.