Information You Send
Search-box entries such as a name, phone number, or address are handled by the outside provider that supplies results. Lorain Residents Directory does not retain a copy of those queries. A message sent to us contains only the information included in that message and is used to respond.
Automatic Technical Data
Hosting services create ordinary logs, including IP address, browser type, viewed pages, and visit time. We use aggregated information for site operation and readership trends. Cookies or comparable tools can support basic analytics and, where applicable, advertising measurement.
How Information Is Used
Information is used to operate Lorain Residents Directory, address faults, measure traffic, and improve reference pages. We do not sell visitor lists or create individual visitor profiles.
External Websites
Links lead to county and state portals, library collections, archives, and third-party search tools. Their own privacy terms govern material submitted to them, including information entered into sponsored result tools.
Information Recipients
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.
Security Practices
The site runs over an encrypted connection and logs are kept only as long as the purposes above need them. There are no accounts here, so no password or profile of yours exists on this site to be exposed.
Visitors 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 Information Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to ask about access, correction, or deletion of personal data held by a service. Ohio has no general consumer deletion right identified in the research; ORC 1354.01 is a voluntary cybersecurity affirmative-defense statute, not a deletion law. Because this service keeps little information, requests usually involve a contact message or server log. Use the Contact page. Public records controlled by Ohio, Lorain County, or City of Lorain offices must be addressed to the actual custodian.
Updates to This Policy
Any change to this policy will be posted on this page. Using the site after a change means you accept the updated version.