Data You Give Us Directly
Information entered into a search form, such as a name, phone number, or address, is sent to the outside provider that supplies those results. Santa Cruz County Residents Directory does not keep a copy of that query on its own servers. A message sent to the contact address contains the information included in that message and is used to answer it.
Data Collected Automatically
The host may record normal server-log details such as IP address, browser type, pages requested, and timestamps. Aggregate review helps keep the pages working and shows which Santa Cruz County records topics readers use. Cookies or similar tools may support basic analytics and, where present, advertising measurement.
How the Information Is Used
Collected information is used to operate the pages, fix technical faults, measure traffic in aggregate, and improve the reference. Visitor lists are not sold, and this site does not build an individual profile from a reader’s searches.
Links to Other Websites
The pages link to Santa Cruz County Assessor and Recorder portals, Elections resources, Superior Court searches, CDPH forms, libraries, archives, and third-party search tools. The destination’s privacy policy controls what happens after a reader leaves these pages. Sponsored search results are supplied by a separate company and are governed by that provider’s terms.
Who Can Receive Data
Hosting and technical service providers may process server-log information to keep the reference online. Analytics or advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. Information is disclosed when a valid legal process requires it, and otherwise is not shared beyond the service functions described here.
Security and Retention
The site uses an encrypted connection. Logs are retained only while they serve the operational, security, or measurement purpose for which they were collected. Because there are no accounts here, Santa Cruz County Residents Directory does not hold a password or reader profile that could be exposed.
Users Under 18
This reference is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent information to the contact address, a parent or guardian may contact us so the message data can be removed.
Your California Data Rights
Where applicable, the California Consumer Privacy Act, Civil Code sections 1798.100 and following, provides rights to know, access, correct, delete, opt out of sale or sharing, limit certain sensitive-information uses, and avoid discrimination for exercising those rights. Because this site stores very little, a request usually involves checking the contact mailbox and relevant server logs, then removing information that can be found.
Use the Contact page for a request. Public records held by California state, county, or city offices are not controlled by this site. Requests involving a Santa Cruz County deed, parcel roll, court file, voter record, or vital certificate must go to the custodian under its own rules.
The California Public Records Act is codified at Government Code sections 7920.000 through 7931.000. It governs records held by agencies, not this private reference, and it does not require an office to delete a record simply because a copy appears elsewhere.
Updates to This Policy
Changes will be posted here with the revised policy text. Continued use after an update indicates acceptance of the revised terms. Readers should check this page when the handling of forms, logs, analytics, or linked services changes.