Information You Submit
Search forms send the name, telephone number or address entered to the third-party provider that supplies the results. We do not keep a copy of your searches on our own servers. If you contact us, we receive whatever you choose to include in your message and use it only to respond.
Automatic Site Data
Standard server logs are created by the hosting infrastructure. They can include an IP address, browser type, pages visited and timestamps. This information is reviewed in aggregate to maintain the site and see which resources visitors find useful. We may use cookies or similar technologies for basic analytics and, where applicable, advertising measurement.
How Information Is Used
The data described above supports site operation, troubleshooting, traffic measurement and page improvements. We do not sell a list of our visitors. We do not build profiles of individual users.
Links to External Websites
Links may lead to Mecklenburg County offices, North Carolina agencies, government portals, library collections and third-party search tools. Information submitted after leaving this site is controlled by the destination’s privacy terms, not this policy. This is especially true of the sponsored search results on this site, which are provided by a third-party company.
Who May Receive Data
Service providers that host and support this site process server logs on our behalf. Analytics and advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. We will disclose data if a valid legal process requires it. We do not otherwise share visitor data.
Security and Retention
The site is served over an encrypted connection. We retain server logs only as long as needed for the purposes above. Because no visitor accounts are offered, Mecklenburg County People Search holds no account password or user profile that could be exposed in an account breach.
People Under 18
This service is meant for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor may have submitted personal data, contact us so it can be deleted.
Your Data Rights
North Carolina has no broad, generally applicable consumer law that gives every resident a universal right to delete or opt out of personal data. Rights may still arise under other laws or based on where a visitor lives. Because Mecklenburg County People Search keeps little visitor information, a request usually involves checking the contact mailbox and server logs and removing what can be found. Use the Contact page to submit one. Opt-outs from commercial directories must be made through each publisher’s own privacy process.
Records held by Mecklenburg County, the City of Charlotte or North Carolina agencies remain under the control of their official custodians. The North Carolina Public Records Law, N.C.G.S. Chapter 132, governs access to many state and local government records and also recognizes statutory exceptions. A correction, redaction or removal request for a government record must go to the office that holds it.
Updates to This Policy
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.