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Privacy Policy

Okaloosa County Residents Directory handles only a small amount of visitor data. This policy explains that handling and the options readers have. No account is needed, and the directory does not store government records about individuals. It directs readers to rolls, indexes, and collections held by Okaloosa County and Florida records custodians.

Details You Provide

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


Automatically Collected Data

Standard hosting logs may record an IP address, browser type, viewed pages, and time of access. We review combined statistics to maintain the service and understand general page use. Basic analytics and, when present, advertising measurement may rely on cookies or comparable technology.


How the Data Is Used

The limited data supports site operation, troubleshooting, traffic measurement, and page improvements. We neither sell lists of visitors nor create individual user profiles.


Privacy on Linked Services

Links may lead to state or county records systems, archives, library collections, and outside search services. Information entered after leaving the directory is governed by the destination's privacy policy. Sponsored results are also supplied by an independent company under its own practices.


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.


Safeguarding Limited Data

Connections to the site are encrypted, and logs are retained only for as long as the stated purposes require. Because visitors do not create accounts, the directory holds no user password or account profile.


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 Privacy Choices

Florida uses targeted privacy protections rather than a universal right to erase government records. Chapter 119 and section 119.071 contain public-record exemptions, while the Address Confidentiality Program in sections 741.401 through 741.465 protects qualifying participants. Because we keep almost nothing, a request to us usually means checking contact mail and limited server logs. Use the Contact page to ask. Public records held by a Florida state, county, or city office remain under that custodian's control.


Updates to This Policy

Any change to this policy will be posted on this page. Using the site after a change means you accept the updated version.