Information You Submit
A name, phone number, or address entered into a search form is sent to the provider operating that result service; our servers do not keep a separate copy of the search. If you contact us, we receive the content of your message and use it only to respond or address the request it contains.
Automatic Technical Data
Our host may create ordinary server logs, such as an IP address, browser information, requested pages, and timestamps. We review this information in aggregate to maintain the service and understand general use. Cookies or comparable tools may support basic analytics and, where relevant, advertising measurement.
How Technical Data Is Used
We use limited technical information to operate the service, investigate faults, measure overall traffic, and improve reference material. We do not sell a visitor list or create an individual visitor profile from this information.
Linked Services
Links may lead to Town, county, state, library, archive, or third-party search services. Their own privacy notices govern information you submit after leaving Riverhead Residents Directory. Sponsored-result services are operated by separate providers as well.
Service-Provider Access
Hosting and support providers may process the log information described above on our behalf. Analytics or advertising providers can receive relevant automatic information. We disclose information only when valid legal process requires disclosure or as otherwise allowed by law.
Safeguards and Retention
The service uses an encrypted connection, and technical logs are retained only for the operational purposes described here. There are no site accounts, passwords, or visitor profiles for us to maintain. New York’s SHIELD Act, General Business Law §§899-aa and 899-bb, addresses breach notice and reasonable safeguards for covered private information.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This reference is intended for adults and does not target children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a visitor under 18. Contact us if you believe a minor has provided information, and we will remove it where it is within our control.
Requests About Your Information
You may ask about personal information that we control through the Contact page. Because our records are limited, a request usually involves checking the contact mailbox and applicable operational logs. New York’s SHIELD Act is a security and breach-notice law, not a universal public-record deletion law. Town, Suffolk County, court, elections, and state records are controlled by their custodians, so a correction or access request for one of those records belongs with that office.
Policy Updates
We will post revisions to this policy here. Continued use after a revision indicates acceptance of the then-current policy.