Information You Submit
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form is sent to the third-party provider that returns the result. Our servers do not retain a copy of those searches. If you contact us, the message itself supplies the information we use to respond.
Automatically Collected Data
Hosting services may create routine logs, such as an IP address, browser type, pages requested, and time of request. We use aggregate information to maintain the service and understand readership. Cookies or similar tools may support basic analytics and, where used, advertising measurement.
How Information Is Used
Information is used to operate the reference, diagnose problems, measure traffic, and improve its content. We do not sell visitor lists or create personal visitor profiles.
External Services
Links may lead to Dearborn, Wayne County, or Michigan portals, library collections, archives, and third-party search tools. The privacy terms of those services control information submitted after leaving this reference. That includes sponsored results provided by another company.
Who Can Process Data
Hosting and support providers process the server logs on our behalf. Analytics or advertising partners can receive the automatic information described above. Information is disclosed when valid legal process requires it and not for other reasons.
Security Practices
The reference uses an encrypted connection, and logs are retained only for as long as operational needs require. There are no site accounts, so no site password or visitor profile is maintained here.
Visitors Under 18
This reference is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly gather personal information from people under 18. Contact us if you believe a minor sent us information so it can be removed.
Your Privacy Choices
You may ask about access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data maintained by this reference. Because we retain very little, a request usually involves checking the contact mailbox and applicable logs. Use the Contact page to make that request. Public records held by Michigan, Wayne County, or Dearborn are outside our control, and corrections or removal requests for those records belong with the office that keeps them.
Policy Updates
Any revision will appear here. Continuing to use the reference after a revision means that the updated policy applies.