Information You Send Directly
A name, phone number, or address entered into a search form is submitted to the outside provider that supplies the 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.
Data Collected by Normal Operation
Hosting systems create routine logs such as IP address, browser type, pages requested, and timestamps. We review aggregate activity to maintain the reference and understand which resources are useful. Basic analytics and, where used, advertising measurement can rely on cookies or comparable technology.
What We Do With This Data
We use this limited information to operate the reference, resolve technical issues, measure overall traffic, and improve content. We do not sell visitor lists or create individual visitor profiles.
Links to Other Websites
Links lead to Ross County and Ohio portals, library collections, archives, and outside search services. Their own policies control data you submit after leaving this reference. The sponsored results are also supplied by an outside provider.
Who Might See Your Data
Hosting and support providers process the necessary logs on our behalf. Analytics or advertising partners can receive the automatic information described above. We otherwise disclose information only when valid legal process requires disclosure.
How We Protect Your Data
The reference uses an encrypted connection, and routine logs are kept no longer than needed for the purposes described here. Because there are no user accounts, the site does not hold a visitor password or account profile.
Users Under 18
This reference is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect information from a person under 18. If you believe a minor has sent information to us, contact us so it can be removed.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to ask for access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data a website holds. The research for this Ohio reference did not identify a statewide consumer-privacy statute granting a universal deletion right for public-record-derived data. Because this reference keeps very little visitor information, a request normally involves checking the contact mailbox and relevant logs, then removing what is found. Use the Contact page. Public records held by Ohio, Ross County, or City of Chillicothe custodians must be addressed to the office that holds them.
Updates to This Policy
Revisions to this policy will appear here. Continued use after a posted revision means you accept the updated policy.