Information You Provide
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 only to respond.
Automatically Collected Information
Our hosting service records standard server-log information, including an IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and timestamps. We review it in aggregate to maintain the service and understand use of Elyria records-reference pages. Cookies and similar tools may support basic analytics and, when used, advertising measurement.
How Information Is Used
We use this information to operate the site, resolve technical problems, measure overall traffic, and improve its pages. We do not sell visitor lists or create individual visitor profiles.
External Websites
Elyria Residents Directory links to Lorain County and Ohio portals, library collections, archives, and third-party search tools. Their own privacy policies govern information submitted on those services. This also applies to sponsored search results supplied by an outside company.
When Information May Be Shared
Providers that host or support the site process server logs on our behalf. Analytics and advertising partners may receive the automatic information described above. We disclose information when valid legal process requires disclosure, and otherwise do not share it.
Safeguards
The site uses an encrypted connection, and logs are retained only for as long as the purposes described here require. Because there are no user accounts, Elyria Residents Directory does not hold a visitor password or account profile.
Visitors Under 18
This service is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If you believe a minor sent us information, contact us so it can be deleted.
Your Information Choices
You may ask about personal information this site holds. Ohio has no general consumer deletion statute. Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1354 is a voluntary cybersecurity safe-harbor framework, not a broad deletion right. Because we keep little information, a request generally involves reviewing the contact mailbox and relevant server logs, then removing information we locate when appropriate. Use the Contact page to ask. Public records held by Ohio, Lorain County, or Elyria offices are governed by the Ohio Public Records Act, ORC §149.43, and record questions or correction requests belong with the custodial office.
Policy Updates
Changes to this policy will appear on this page. Continued use after a revision means acceptance of the updated policy.