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Privacy Policy

This policy explains the limited data Shelby County Residents Directory receives and the choices available to visitors. No account is required, and we do not host Shelby County or Alabama public records. Most information shown here describes where official rolls and historical collections are kept.

Information You Submit

A name, telephone number, or address entered in a search form is sent to the third-party service providing those results. Our servers do not retain a copy of that query. When you contact us, we receive the details in your message and use them to answer.


Information Collected Automatically

Standard hosting logs can record an IP address, browser type, requested pages, and timestamps. We review grouped traffic information to maintain the service and understand page use. Basic analytics and advertising measurement may rely on cookies or comparable technology.


How We Use Information

Information is used to operate the service, diagnose faults, measure traffic, and improve content. We neither sell lists of visitors nor create individual user profiles.


Privacy on Linked Services

Links lead to county and state portals, archives, library collections, and outside search providers. Data submitted after leaving our pages is governed by that service's privacy policy. The same rule applies to sponsored results supplied by a third party.


Who Might See Your Data

The service providers that host and support the site process server logs for us. Analytics and advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. We disclose data when a valid legal process requires it, and not otherwise.


Safeguards and Retention

Connections are encrypted, and logs are retained only for as long as the stated operational purposes require. Because this service has no user accounts, it stores no visitor password or account profile.


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. Alabama has no verified omnibus consumer deletion law; the Alabama Data Breach Notification Act, Ala. Code ยงยง 8-38-1 through 8-38-12, addresses safeguards and breach notice rather than deletion of lawful public records. We can search our contact mailbox and server logs for a request submitted through the Contact page. The state's public-record and privacy overview describes broad Alabama categories, while records held by state, county, or city offices remain under the control of their custodians.


Changes to This Policy

Revisions will appear on this page. Continued use after publication of a revision indicates acceptance of the new policy.