Information You Send Directly
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form is sent to the third-party provider that supplies results. Our servers do not retain a copy of those searches. If you contact us, we receive the contents of your message and use them to respond.
Automatically Collected Data
Our host records routine server-log information, including an IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and timestamps. We review it in aggregate for site operation and page-use patterns. Cookies or similar technology may be used for basic analytics and, when applicable, advertising measurement.
How We Use Data
We use this limited information to operate the service, address technical issues, measure overall traffic, and improve content. We do not sell visitor lists or create individual visitor profiles.
External Websites
Links may lead to Howard County or Texas records portals, library collections, archives, and third-party search tools. The privacy policy of the destination controls data you submit there. Sponsored results are also provided by a separate company.
Parties That May Process Data
Hosting and support providers process logs on our behalf. Analytics and advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. We disclose data only when valid legal process requires disclosure.
Data Security
The site uses an encrypted connection, and logs are retained only for the operational purposes described here. There are no visitor accounts, passwords, or user profiles stored by this site.
Visitors Under 18
This reference is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. Contact us if you believe a minor sent information, and we will remove it.
Your Texas Privacy Rights
The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, effective July 1, 2024, gives Texas residents rights against qualifying private controllers to know or access personal data in a readable format, correct it, delete it, and opt out of targeted advertising, sale, and certain profiling. An authenticated request generally receives a response within 45 days, with one possible 45-day extension; eligible access requests are free twice each year. A controller's appeal route and an Office of the Attorney General complaint route may apply. Because this site holds very little, a request normally involves checking the contact mailbox and server logs. Use the Contact page to make a request.
Those private-controller rights do not create a blanket deletion right for government public records. A Howard County deed, court record, public voter field, or City of Big Spring record is held by its custodian and may be subject to separate retention, disclosure, correction, and confidentiality rules. Send a public-record request or correction question to the office that holds that record.
Changes to This Policy
We will post a revised policy here if these practices change. Continued use after posting means you accept the revised policy.