Information You Enter
A name, phone number, or address entered into a search form is sent to the third-party provider that supplies that result. The site operator does not keep a copy of the search terms on its own servers. If you contact the operator, the message and any details in it are used to answer that request.
Routine Technical Logs
The host may record standard server data such as IP address, browser type, pages requested, and time stamps. The operator reviews it in aggregate for reliability and broad page-use trends. Basic analytics or advertising measurement may use cookies or similar tools when those services are enabled.
How the Data Is Used
Technical information helps operate the pages, diagnose faults, measure traffic, and improve the reference. Visitor lists are not sold, and the operator does not create individual user profiles from ordinary site activity.
External Portals and Links
Pages link to Sonoma County and California records offices, library collections, archives, and third-party search tools. Once a link is opened, that provider's privacy terms control the information submitted there. Sponsored search results are supplied by a separate company and follow its own practices.
Who May Receive Information
Hosting and technical service providers may process server logs while supporting the pages. If enabled, analytics or advertising partners may receive the routine technical data described above. Information is disclosed when valid legal process requires it, or when needed to provide a service you directly request.
Security and Retention
The pages use an encrypted connection, and logs are retained only for the operational purposes described above. Because there are no site accounts, this service does not hold a user password or account profile that could be exposed in an account breach.
Children and Minors
These reference pages are intended for adults and are not directed to children. The operator does not knowingly collect personal information from someone under 18. If a minor has submitted information, use the contact route so it can be reviewed and deleted when appropriate.
California Privacy Choices
California's Consumer Privacy Act and Privacy Rights Act, Civil Code §1798.100 et seq., may provide rights to know, correct, delete, opt out of sale or sharing, and limit certain sensitive-data uses, subject to the statute's exceptions. The California Attorney General's CCPA explanation provides state context. Requests about this service can be made through the Contact page; the operator can search the contact mailbox and available technical logs because little personal data is retained.
The California Public Records Act, Government Code §§7920.000-7931.000, governs records held by public agencies, not the private reference's pages or mailbox. Requests to remove or correct a deed, court file, voter record, parcel record, or vital record must go to the Sonoma County, Rohnert Park, California, or court custodian that holds it.
Policy Changes
Revisions will appear on this page with the updated text. Continued use after a revision indicates acceptance of the changed policy.