Information You Send
A name, telephone number, or address entered in a search form is submitted to the third-party provider that delivers those results. Kent Residents Directory does not keep a copy of those queries. If you send us a message, it contains the information you elect to provide and is used to respond.
Automatic Technical Data
Hosting systems can record an IP address, browser information, pages visited, and timestamps. We use aggregated operational data to operate and maintain the site and to understand general use. Cookies or comparable technologies may support analytics or advertising measurement.
How We Use Data
The limited information described here is used for site operation, security, troubleshooting, traffic measurement, and replying to messages. We do not sell visitor lists or build individual visitor profiles.
External Services
County portals, Ohio systems, archives, sponsored search tools, and other linked services operate under their own privacy terms. Their rules apply to information submitted on their pages, including a query submitted to a third-party result provider.
Who Processes Data
Hosting and support vendors can process server logs on our behalf. Analytics or advertising vendors may receive the automatic data described above. Information is disclosed when required by valid legal process and otherwise only as this policy states.
Safeguards
The site uses an encrypted connection. Operational logs are retained only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy. Kent Residents Directory does not maintain site accounts, passwords, or visitor profiles.
Visitors Under 18
This reference is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from people under 18. Contact us if you believe a minor provided personal information so it can be removed.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where a visitor lives, a service may provide ways to request access, correction, or deletion of personal data it controls. Research found no Ohio-wide consumer deletion or universal-opt-out law. Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1354 is a cybersecurity safe-harbor framework, not a general deletion right or data-broker registry; Ohio's breach-notice law is R.C. 1349.19. For online public records, R.C. 149.45 provides a limited redaction process for specified personal information, not a general right to remove an ordinary street address. Safe at Home protections under R.C. 111.41-111.47 follow their own statutory process. Contact us through the Contact page about information we control. Records held by Ohio, Portage County, or Kent remain governed by the responsible custodian's rules.
Policy Changes
We may post a revised version of this policy here. Continued use after a revision is posted means acceptance of the updated policy.