Information You Submit
Names, phone numbers, or addresses entered in a search form are sent to the third-party provider that supplies those results; our servers do not retain a copy of the search. A message sent to us contains only what you choose to include, and it is used to answer you.
Routine Technical Data
Standard hosting logs may record an IP address, browser type, viewed pages, and timestamps. Aggregated information helps diagnose failures and measure page use. Basic analytics and advertising measurement may also rely on cookies or similar technologies.
How Limited Data Is Used
Technical data supports site operation, troubleshooting, traffic counts, and page improvements. We neither sell visitor lists nor create individual user profiles.
Privacy Beyond This Website
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 Privacy Choices
Rights to access, correct, or delete website data can depend on where a visitor lives. As of the research date, Illinois comprehensive privacy proposals were still pending, so this policy does not promise a statewide deletion right that had not become law. We can check our contact mailbox and available server logs when a request arrives through the Contact page. Public records held by Illinois, McHenry County, or Crystal Lake are outside our control and must be addressed with the 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.