Data You Send Directly
Search boxes on this site send the name, phone number, or address you enter to the third-party provider that supplies sponsored results. We do not store a copy of those searches on our own servers. If you contact us, we receive the details you choose to send and use them to reply.
Data Collected Automatically
Our hosting systems create standard server logs, such as IP address, browser type, visited pages, and timestamps. We review that information in aggregate to maintain the site and understand which Belmont record pages are useful. Cookies or similar tools may support basic analytics and advertising measurement where applicable.
How We Use This Data
The data above helps us operate the site, troubleshoot errors, measure traffic, and improve pages. We do not sell visitor lists. We do not build individual user profiles.
Links to Other Websites
This site links to Belmont portals, San Mateo County and California records offices, library collections, and third-party search tools. Each outside site has its own privacy policy. Data you submit to RecorderWorks, MIDX, GovQA, election tools, CDPH, or sponsored results is governed by that site's rules, not ours.
Who May See Your 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. Otherwise, we do not share visitor data.
How We Safeguard Data
The site is served over an encrypted connection. Server logs are retained only as long as needed for the purposes described here. Because the site has no user accounts, it does not hold a password or member profile for you.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or limit certain personal data under laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act and related California privacy rules. Because we hold very little, most requests are limited to checking our contact mailbox and server logs. Use the Contact page to make a request. Public records held by Belmont, San Mateo County, California offices, or courts are outside our control; removal or correction requests must go to the custodian office.
Updates to This Policy
If this policy changes, the revised version will be posted here. Continued use of the site after an update means you accept the new policy.