Information You Submit
Search forms send the name, phone number, or address you enter to the outside provider that supplies the results. San Marcos People Search does not retain a copy of those searches on its own servers. A message sent through the contact channel includes only the details you choose to provide, and those details are used to answer you.
Information Collected Automatically
Standard server logs may record an IP address, browser type, visited pages, and timestamps. Aggregate log data helps maintain the service and shows which resources visitors use. Cookies or comparable technologies may support basic analytics and, when applicable, advertising measurement.
How Information Is Used
The information described above supports site operation, troubleshooting, traffic measurement, and page improvements. Visitor lists are not sold, and individual user profiles are not created.
Privacy on Linked Services
Links may lead to City of San Marcos resources, San Diego County and California records offices, court portals, library collections, or outside search tools. Information submitted after following a link is governed by that service's privacy policy. The same rule applies to sponsored results, which come from a third-party provider rather than San Marcos People Search.
Parties That Process Information
Hosting and support providers process server logs on behalf of the site. Analytics or advertising partners may receive the automatically collected data described above. Information may also be disclosed when valid legal process requires it; visitor data is not otherwise shared.
Security and Retention
An encrypted connection protects data in transit. Server logs are kept only for as long as the stated operational purposes require. Because the site has no visitor accounts, it holds no account password or personal profile for a visitor.
Visitors Under 18
San Marcos People Search is intended for adults and is not directed to children. Personal information from anyone under 18 is not knowingly collected. Contact the site if a minor appears to have submitted personal information so it can be deleted.
California Privacy Rights
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), gives qualifying California consumers rights that can include knowing, correcting, or deleting personal information and opting out of its sale or sharing. A request concerning information held here can be made through the Contact page; the contact mailbox and server logs can be checked and responsive information removed when applicable. California residents may also use the California Privacy Protection Agency's DROP system to send a deletion request to active registered data brokers, subject to the law's exceptions and implementation schedule.
Public records held by the City of San Marcos, San Diego County, California agencies, or courts remain under the control of the relevant custodian. The California Public Records Act, Government Code sections 7920.000 et seq., governs access to agency records, but separate confidentiality laws may restrict particular records. Correction, redaction, or removal requests for a government record must go to the office that keeps it.
Changes to This Policy
Any revised policy will be published here. Using the site after an update takes effect signifies acceptance of the revised terms.