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Privacy Policy

This policy describes the limited data Benton County Residents Directory receives, how it is handled, and the choices available to visitors. No account is needed, and we do not host Benton County or Washington government records.

Information You Submit

A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form is sent to the outside provider that supplies the results. Our servers do not retain a copy of those searches. If you contact us, we use the details in your message only to respond.


Basic Technical Logs

Standard hosting logs may record an IP address, browser type, viewed pages, and timestamps. We review totals to maintain the service and understand general use. Cookies or similar tools may support basic analytics and advertising measurement where used.


What We Do With This Data

Operating the site, fixing problems, counting traffic, improving pages. We do not sell visitor lists and we do not build profiles of individual users.


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

Washington's My Health My Data Act, chapter 19.373 RCW, governs covered consumer health data, while the Washington Privacy Act did not become a general comprehensive privacy law. Other rights may depend on where you live. Because we retain little information, a request usually means checking contact messages and available logs. Use the Contact page to ask. Public records held by Washington state, county, or city offices remain under the control of their custodians.


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.