Data You Give Us Directly
When you use a search form, the name, phone number, or address you enter is sent to the third-party provider that powers those results. We do not store a separate copy of those searches on our own servers. If you send us a message, we receive the details you choose to provide and use them to respond.
Data Collected Automatically
Our hosting systems keep ordinary server logs, including IP address, browser type, pages visited, and timestamps. We review that information in aggregate to maintain the site and understand which Albany, Alameda County, and California records pages are useful. Cookies or similar technologies may be used for basic analytics and, where applicable, advertising measurement.
How We Use This Data
We use the data described above to run the site, troubleshoot errors, measure traffic, and improve pages. We do not sell a visitor list, and we do not create individual profiles of users.
Links to Other Websites
This site links to City of Albany pages, Alameda County portals, California state records offices, library collections, and third-party search tools. Each outside site has its own privacy policy, and information you submit there is controlled by that site's rules, not ours. Sponsored search results are also provided by a third-party company.
Who May Process Visitor Data
Hosting and support providers process server logs for us. Analytics and advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. We may disclose data when valid legal process requires it, but we do not otherwise share visitor data.
How We Protect Your Data
The site is served over an encrypted connection. Server logs are retained only as long as needed for the purposes described above. Because this site has no visitor accounts, there is no user password or account profile stored here.
Users Under 18
This site is not directed at children and is intended for users 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has submitted personal information to us, contact us and we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal data a website holds about you. California privacy law, including the CCPA as amended by the CPRA, gives California consumers rights against covered businesses, and California's Delete Act / DROP program gives residents a statewide data-broker deletion mechanism. Because this site holds very little, most requests are limited to checking our contact mailbox and server logs and removing what we find. Use the Contact page to make a request. Public records held by the City of Albany, Alameda County, or California agencies are outside our control; removal or correction requests for those records must go to the custodian office.
Updates to This Policy
If this policy changes, the revised version will appear on this page. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.