Data You Give Us Directly
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form is sent to the outside provider that supplies results. Our servers do not retain a copy of those search terms. 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
Limited data helps operate the service, diagnose errors, measure aggregate use, and improve reference pages. We do not sell lists of visitors or construct individual reader profiles.
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
Hosting and support vendors process ordinary server logs for the service. Analytics or advertising providers may receive the automatic data described above. Information is otherwise disclosed only when valid legal process requires it.
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
Depending on the facts, Texas Business & Commerce Code Chapter 541, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, may provide rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of certain processing. The statute includes exemptions and is enforced by the Attorney General. Because we keep very little, a request usually involves checking the contact mailbox and server logs, then removing material that is found. Use the Contact page. Government records held by Texas, El Paso County, or City offices remain under the control of the original custodian.
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.