Information You Submit
A name, location, or other query entered into an outside search tool is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. This site does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
If you send an email or contact message, we keep the information needed to answer it. We do not disclose that message beyond the organization unless the law requires it.
Automatic Technical Data
A page visit may produce routine logs and analytics data, including:
- Your IP address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring site, when available.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies help measure site use and support site functions. You can block cookies in your browser, although parts of the site may then work differently.
How Data Is Used
- Operate the site and maintain its speed.
- Send search requests to the selected partner service.
- Understand which pages visitors find useful.
- Diagnose faults and security problems.
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
Other Sites and Advertising
Links may open KCSO, KCDC, Maryland Judiciary, DPSCS, federal locators, news sites, or outside search tools. Once you leave this site, the destination’s privacy rules apply.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. Their collection does not occur on systems controlled by this site.
When Data Is Shared
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be handled by:
- Search partners that process a query.
- Analytics providers.
- Advertising networks.
- Law-enforcement or government authorities acting under a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use customary safeguards suited to the site. No internet service, transmission, or storage system is entirely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian may use the Contacts page to request deletion if a minor submitted information.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law, you may ask for a copy of personal data we hold, request a correction or deletion, or object to certain processing. Send the request through the Contacts page. Maryland public records held by government custodians remain governed by the Maryland Public Information Act and the custodian’s own policies, not this notice.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this notice as site practices or legal duties change. A revised version takes effect when it is posted here with its new effective date.