Information You Provide
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form is sent to the third-party provider that operates the results. Our servers do not retain a copy of those search entries. If a visitor sends a message, we receive the content of that message and use it to respond.
Data We Gather Automatically
The host may create standard server logs, including IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and timestamps. We review these in aggregate for security, performance, and page-use patterns. Cookies or related technology can support basic analytics and, where applicable, advertising measurement.
What We Do With This Data
We use this limited information to operate the reference, resolve technical issues, count traffic, and improve its pages. We do not sell visitor lists or create personal visitor profiles.
Links to Other Websites
Links lead to Suffolk, Massachusetts, library, archive, and third-party search resources. The privacy policy of the destination controls information submitted after leaving this service. That includes the sponsored search results supplied by a separate company.
Who Might See Your Data
The service providers that host and support the site process server logs for us. Analytics and advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. We disclose data when a valid legal process requires it, and not otherwise.
How We Protect Your Data
The site runs over an encrypted connection and logs are kept only as long as the purposes above need them. There are no accounts here, so no password or profile of yours exists on this site to be exposed.
Users Under 18
The site is meant for adults and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18; if you believe a minor has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Visitors may have rights to ask about data a website holds, depending on their location. The official source review did not identify a single Massachusetts comprehensive consumer-privacy statute or universal data-broker removal portal. Because the reference keeps very little, a request normally involves the contact mailbox and applicable server logs. Use the Contact page to ask. Public records held by Massachusetts, Suffolk County, or municipal offices are outside our control; send correction, removal, or protection requests to the custodian. Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66, ยง 10, and safety protections such as M.G.L. c. 9A apply through those government processes.
Updates to This Policy
Changes to this policy appear here. Continued use after a posted change indicates acceptance of the revised policy.