Information You Submit
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search box is sent to the outside provider that supplies results. Our servers do not retain a copy of those searches. If you send a message, we receive the details in that message and use them to respond.
Automatic Technical Data
Like most hosted pages, the service records routine server data such as an IP address, browser type, viewed pages, and timestamps. We use aggregate information to maintain the service and understand page use. Cookies or comparable technology may support basic analytics or advertising measurement.
What We Do With This Data
We use this limited information to operate the site, resolve technical problems, measure traffic, and improve the material. We do not sell visitor lists or create individual visitor profiles.
External Sites and Tools
Links may lead to Gaston County and North Carolina portals, library collections, archives, and outside search services. The privacy practices of those destinations govern information submitted there. The same is true of sponsored results supplied by another provider.
Who Might See Your Data
Hosting and support providers process server logs on our behalf. Analytics or advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. We disclose information only when valid legal process requires disclosure.
Data Safeguards
The site uses an encrypted connection, and logs are retained only for the purposes described here. Because there are no visitor accounts, this service does not hold a user password or account profile.
Users Under 18
This service is intended for adults and is not aimed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from someone under 18. If a minor has sent us information, contact us so it can be removed.
Your Information Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data a site keeps. Because we retain very little, we can check our contact mailbox and relevant server logs when a request is received. Use the Contact page to ask. North Carolina public records held by a city, county, state agency, court, library, or other custodian are outside our control, so requests about those records belong with the responsible office.
Policy Changes
Any revision will appear on this page. Continuing to use the service after a posted change indicates acceptance of the updated policy.