Information You Submit
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form is sent to the outside provider that supplies those results. Our servers do not retain a copy of the query. When you contact us, we receive the information in your message and use it to respond.
Information Collected Automatically
Standard hosting logs may record an IP address, browser type, viewed pages, and timestamps. Aggregate review helps diagnose faults and measure which resources are used. Basic analytics and advertising measurement may rely on cookies or comparable technology.
How the Data Is Used
The limited data supports site operation, troubleshooting, traffic counts, and page improvements. We neither sell visitor lists nor create profiles of individual visitors.
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
Applicable law may provide rights to inspect, correct, or delete personal data held by a website. Illinois does not currently have a comprehensive consumer privacy statute equivalent to those enacted in some other states; the Personal Information Protection Act, 815 ILCS 530, addresses security breaches and related duties. Because little information is retained here, a request generally involves checking contact messages and available server logs. Use the Contact page to ask. Records held by Illinois, St. Clair County, or Belleville custodians remain outside our control, so correction or removal requests must go to the responsible office.
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.