Information You Submit
A name, phone number, or address entered into a search form is sent to the third-party provider that supplies the results. Our servers do not retain a copy of those searches. When you contact us, we receive the details included in your message and use them to respond.
Data We Gather Automatically
The hosting service creates standard logs containing an IP address, browser type, viewed pages, and timestamps. We review combined statistics to maintain the site and understand page use. Basic analytics and advertising measurement may rely on cookies or comparable technologies.
How We Use Data
Data supports site operation, troubleshooting, traffic measurement, and page improvements. We neither sell lists of visitors nor create individual user profiles.
Links to Other Websites
Links lead to Madison County and Illinois record portals, library collections, archives, and outside search tools. Information submitted on those services is controlled by their own privacy policies. Sponsored search results are also provided by an independent company.
Who Might See Your Data
Hosting and support providers process server logs on our behalf. Analytics or advertising partners may receive the automatic information described above. Other disclosure occurs 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
Your place of residence may provide rights to access, correct, or delete personal data held by a website. Illinois Personal Information Protection Act, 815 ILCS 530, mainly governs data security, breach notice, and secure disposal; it is not a general right to erase public records. Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, governs requests to Illinois public bodies and permits exemptions and redactions, including those in Section 7. Because we retain little information, a request generally involves checking our contact mailbox and server logs. Use the Contact page to ask. Records held by Illinois, Madison County, or City of Alton offices remain outside our control, so correction or access requests must go to the custodian.
Updates to This Policy
Revisions will appear on this page. Continued use after publication of a revision indicates acceptance of the updated policy.