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Privacy Policy

This policy explains what data Atwater People Search collects when you use this site, what we do with it, and the choices you have. We keep it short because we collect very little. This site is a reference for finding public records in Atwater, California; it does not require an account and does not store records about you.

Information You Send Directly

The search forms on this site send what you type, such as a name, phone number, or address, to the third-party provider that returns sponsored results. We do not store those searches on our own servers. If you contact us, we receive the details you choose to send and use them to respond.


Information Collected Automatically

Like most websites, our hosting infrastructure records standard server logs: IP address, browser type, pages visited, and timestamps. We use this data in aggregate to keep the site working and to understand which pages help visitors. We may use cookies or similar technologies for basic analytics and, where applicable, advertising measurement.


How We Use This Information

We use the information described above to operate the site, fix errors, measure traffic, and improve pages. We do not sell a visitor list or build individual visitor profiles.


Links to Other Websites

This site links to government portals, county and state records offices, library collections, and third-party search tools. Each of those sites has its own privacy policy, and data you submit there is governed by their rules, not ours. This is especially true of the sponsored search results on this site, which are provided by a third-party company.


Who Might See Your Data

Service providers that host and support this site process server logs on our behalf. Analytics and advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. We will disclose data if a valid legal process requires it. We do not otherwise share visitor data.


How We Protect Your Data

The site is served over an encrypted connection. We retain server logs only as long as needed for the purposes above. Because we do not run accounts, there is no password or profile of yours to breach on this site.


Users Under 18

This site is not directed at children and is intended for users 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has submitted personal information to us, contact us and we will delete it.


Your Data Rights

California residents may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act and related privacy laws, including rights to know, delete, correct, opt out of sale or sharing, and limit use of sensitive personal information where those laws apply. Because we hold very little, most requests are narrow: we can search our contact mailbox and server logs and remove what we find. Use the Contact page to make a request. Public records held by Atwater, Merced County, California, or California offices are outside our control; removal requests for those records go to the custodian office.


Updates to This Policy

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.