Information You Submit
A name, phone number, or address entered into a search widget is sent to the third-party provider that powers that result. Desert Hot Springs Residents Directory does not keep a copy of the search fields on its own servers. If you send a message, the mailbox receives the information needed to read and answer it.
Routine Technical Logs
Hosting systems may record an IP address, browser type, viewed pages, and timestamps. These ordinary server logs help maintain the service and measure traffic in aggregate. Cookies or similar tools may support basic analytics or, when present, advertising measurement.
How Limited Data Is Used
Information is used to operate the pages, investigate technical faults, understand general readership, and improve the reference. Visitor lists are not sold, and the site does not intentionally build a personal profile for an individual reader.
External Portals and Links
The pages link to Riverside ACR, city and state offices, courts, libraries, archives, and third-party search tools. Any information submitted after following a link is governed by that destination's policy. The same applies to sponsored results, which are supplied by an outside company.
Who Processes Site Data
Hosting and technical service providers may process server logs. Analytics or advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. Disclosure can occur when valid legal process requires it. No other sale of a visitor list is intended.
Security and Retention
The site uses an encrypted connection, and logs are retained only for the operational purposes that require them. There are no reader accounts here, so the site does not hold a password or user profile to protect.
Visitors Under 18
Desert Hot Springs Residents Directory is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor sent information to the contact mailbox, please write so the material can be reviewed and deleted when appropriate.
California Privacy Choices
Depending on eligibility and applicable exceptions, California residents may have rights to know, delete, correct, or opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights Act, Civil Code section 1798.100 et seq. Because the site keeps little information, a request usually means checking the contact mailbox and relevant server logs. Use the Contact page to ask.
California's DROP mechanism provides a separate state route for qualifying data-broker requests. It does not erase a valid Riverside deed, court record, voter record, or city file. Public-record requests and correction requests belong with the custodian under the California Public Records Act, Government Code sections 7920.000 through 7931.000. The California privacy deletion portal and the state public-records starting point identify those different routes.
Changes to This Policy
When the privacy practices or legal references change, the revised text will be posted here. Continued use after an update indicates acceptance of the revised policy.