Information You Send
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search box is sent to the third-party provider that returns those results. Our servers do not retain a copy of those searches. A message sent to us contains only what you include, and we use it to respond.
Automatic Technical Data
Our host may create routine server logs, such as an IP address, browser type, pages requested, and timestamps. We use aggregate information to maintain the service and understand page use. Cookies or comparable tools may also support basic analytics and, where applicable, advertising measurement.
How We Use It
The limited data supports site operation, error correction, traffic measurement, and page improvements. We do not sell visitor lists or create individual visitor profiles.
External Services
Links lead to Massachusetts and local records portals, library collections, archives, and third-party search tools. The policy of the destination controls information you submit there. That includes sponsored search results provided by another company.
Who May Receive Data
Hosting and support providers process the server logs for us. Analytics and advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. We disclose information only when valid legal process requires disclosure.
Security Practices
The site uses an encrypted connection, and logs are retained only for the purposes described here. There are no site accounts, passwords, or visitor profiles for us to expose.
Visitors Under 18
This reference is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Contact us if you believe a minor sent us information, and we will remove it.
Your Information Choices
You may have rights to ask for access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data a website holds, depending on where you live. The research did not verify a Massachusetts comprehensive consumer-privacy statute that applies here. Because we keep very little, a request normally involves checking the contact mailbox and server logs, then removing what we find. Use the Contact page to ask. Public records held by a Massachusetts state office, an Essex County custodian, or a Marblehead office are outside our control, so a correction or removal request belongs with that custodian.
Policy Changes
We will post changes to this policy here. Continued use after a posted change indicates acceptance of the revised policy.