Data You Give Us Directly
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form is sent to the third-party provider that supplies the results. Modesto Residents Directory does not keep a copy of that search. A message sent to the contact address contains only the details the sender chooses to include, and those details are used to answer the message.
Routine Technical Logs
The hosting service may record an IP address, browser type, requested pages, and time stamps in ordinary server logs. Aggregate views help identify broken links and page demand. If analytics or advertising measurement is enabled, cookies or similar tools may support those functions.
How Information Is Used
Technical data is used to run the pages, fix faults, measure broad traffic, and improve the reference. Visitor lists are not sold, and individual profiles are not built from the small amount of information described here.
External Portals and Tools
Pages point to county and state portals, library collections, archives, and sponsored search tools. Once a visitor leaves this domain, the linked provider's privacy policy controls what is submitted and retained. The third-party company behind sponsored results sets its own practices.
Service Providers and Disclosures
Hosting and technical-support providers may process server-log data while keeping the pages available. Analytics or advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above if those services are in use. Information is disclosed when a valid legal process requires disclosure, and not for unrelated purposes.
Security Practices
The connection is encrypted in transit, and server logs are kept only for as long as the operational purposes require. There are no visitor accounts, passwords, or personal profiles stored by this reference.
Visitors Under 18
The reference is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor sent information, contact us so the limited material can be reviewed and deleted.
California Privacy Choices
Where applicable, the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights Act, Civil Code sections 1798.100 and following, provide rights to know, correct, delete, limit certain sensitive-data use, and opt out of sale or sharing. The Delete Act, Civil Code section 1798.99.80 and following, adds data-broker registration and deletion infrastructure. These rights do not erase official public records held under retention law.
Because this reference retains little information, a request usually means checking the contact mailbox and available server logs. Use the Contact page to ask for access, correction, or deletion. Public records held by California, Stanislaus County, or Modesto offices are controlled by those custodians, so a request about an official record must go to the office that keeps it.
Updates to This Policy
When this policy changes, the revised text will appear here. Continued use after the posting date indicates acceptance of the updated terms.