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Privacy Policy

This policy describes the limited data Des Moines Residents Directory handles, how it may be used, and the choices available to you. The site requires no user account and does not host government records about Des Moines, Washington residents.

Information You Submit

A third-party provider receives the name, phone number, or address entered in a search form. Our servers do not retain a copy of those searches. When you contact us, we receive the details in your message and use them to respond.


Information Collected Automatically

Standard hosting logs may include an IP address, browser type, pages visited, and timestamps. We review combined statistics to maintain the service and understand page use. Basic analytics and, when applicable, advertising measurement may rely on cookies or similar tools.


What We Do With This Data

We use this limited information to operate the service, diagnose faults, measure traffic, and improve content. We neither sell lists of visitors nor create individual user profiles.


Privacy on Linked Services

Links lead to city, county, and state portals, libraries, archives, and third-party search services. Each destination applies its own privacy terms to information entered there. A separate provider also supplies sponsored search results.


When Data Is Shared

Hosting and support vendors process technical logs for us. Analytics or advertising providers may receive the automatic data noted above. We also comply with valid legal process that requires disclosure.


Safeguarding Information

An encrypted connection protects traffic to the site, and logs are retained only as long as needed for the purposes stated here. Because there are no site accounts, we keep no account password or member profile for you.


Users Under 18

This service is intended for adults, not children. We do not knowingly gather personal data from anyone under 18. Contact us if a minor has submitted information so it can be deleted.


Your Privacy Choices

Applicable law may provide rights to access, correct, or delete personal data kept by a website. Washington's My Health My Data Act governs consumer health data, but it is not a general opt-out law for public resident records, and this site does not seek health information. We can review our contact mailbox and server logs for a request made through the Contact page. Records held by Washington, King County, or Des Moines agencies remain under the control of the relevant custodian.


Updates to This Policy

Revisions will appear on this page. Continued use after a posted change indicates acceptance of the revised policy.