Information You Submit
A name, phone number, or address entered into a search form is sent to the third-party results provider; this reference does not retain a copy of those queries. A message sent to us contains only the information included in that message and is used to respond.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our hosting keeps ordinary server logs: IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and timestamps. We look at this in aggregate to keep the site healthy and to see which pages readers use. Cookies or similar technologies may support basic analytics and, where applicable, advertising measurement.
What We Do With This Data
That limited information supports operation, error correction, traffic measurement, and page improvements. Visitor lists are not sold, and individual visitor profiles are not created.
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.
Who Might See Your Data
The service providers that host and support the site process server logs for us. Analytics and advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. We disclose data when a valid legal process requires it, and not otherwise.
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
Visitors may ask about access, correction, or deletion of personal data this reference retains. The official research located no enacted comprehensive North Carolina data-broker deletion or universal-opt-out law, and public records remain under their governmental custodian. Because this reference keeps little visitor information, a request normally concerns the contact mailbox or applicable logs. Use the Contact page; requests concerning Brunswick County, Leland, or North Carolina public records must go to the office that holds them.
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.