Information You Provide
Search entries
A name, location, or other term entered into a site search tool is sent to the independent provider that operates that tool. We do not store or log those search terms on our own systems.
Messages
If you send a message or email, we retain the information supplied in it as needed to respond. We do not disclose those messages outside our organization unless a legal requirement calls for disclosure.
Technical Information and Cookies
Like most websites, we may receive ordinary technical details when a browser requests a page. These details help us operate, secure, and understand the site.
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- Referring website, when one is supplied
- Request dates and times
Cookies
Cookies and similar technologies help show how visitors use the site. A browser can be set to reject or delete cookies, though doing so may change how certain features operate.
How We Use Information
The data described above is used for ordinary site operations and improvements, not to create an official York County record file.
- Operate and improve the site's speed and reliability
- Send a search request to the applicable partner service
- Understand which pages visitors find useful
- Identify and correct technical problems
- Display advertising that may be interest-based
Links and Other Sites
This guide links to York County's Right-to-Know request portal, the county Open Records Policy, agency pages, public locators, and independent search tools. Those services have their own policies once you leave this site. Government-record requests follow the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. ยง 67.901 et seq., rather than this private site's privacy notice.
Advertising providers may use their own technology to observe activity across websites for advertising purposes. That activity occurs under their systems and policies.
When Information May Be Shared
We do not sell personal data. Information may, however, be received by or disclosed to the limited categories below when necessary for the stated purpose or required by law.
- Search partners that process a submitted search request
- Analytics providers that help us measure site use
- Advertising networks that serve or measure advertising
- Law-enforcement or government authorities responding to a valid legal order
Safeguards
We use reasonable administrative and technical practices intended to protect information. No Internet-connected service can promise complete security, so we cannot guarantee that data will never be accessed, altered, or disclosed despite those efforts.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from a person under 18. If you believe a minor supplied information to us, please ask for its deletion through the details on the Get in Touch page.
Your Information Choices
Subject to applicable law and verification of a request, a visitor may ask about data held by this site.
- Request a copy of available personal data
- Ask us to correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of information we hold
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where applicable
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this notice as the site or its practices change. A revised version takes effect when it is posted here with an updated effective date.