Information You Send
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form is sent to the outside provider that supplies results. Our servers do not retain a copy of those searches. If you contact us, we receive the details in your message and use them to answer it.
Automatic Technical Data
Routine hosting logs can include an IP address, browser type, page request, and timestamp. We review that information in aggregate to maintain the service and understand general use. Cookies or similar tools may be used for basic analytics and, where relevant, advertising measurement.
How Limited Data Is Used
We use limited technical or contact data to operate the service, fix faults, measure general traffic, and improve the reference pages. We do not sell lists of visitors or create individual visitor profiles.
External Services and Links
Links lead to county and state portals, library collections, archives, and search providers. Those organizations control the information submitted on their services under their own policies. The same is true of sponsored search results provided by another company.
Service Providers and Disclosure
Hosting and support providers may process server logs for us. Analytics or advertising partners can receive the automatic information described above. We disclose information when valid legal process requires disclosure and otherwise do not share it for unrelated purposes.
Protecting Technical Data
The service uses an encrypted connection and keeps logs only for the purposes described here. There are no reader accounts, passwords, or on-site personal profiles to safeguard.
Visitors Under 18
This reference is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect a minor's personal information. If you believe a minor has sent information to us, contact us so it can be deleted.
Your Privacy Choices
The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act guidance describes consumer privacy rights and the Attorney General's enforcement role for covered businesses. Because we retain very little, a request normally involves checking the contact mailbox and applicable logs, then removing information we find. Use the Contact page to make a request. Minnesota, Carver County, and Chaska public records remain under their custodians' rules, not ours.
Changes to This Policy
We will publish changes to this policy here. Continued use after a revision indicates acceptance of the updated policy.