Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 13, 2026

DirtSearch (dirtsearch.org) is a free directory of links to official government public records websites. You do not need an account to use it, we do not sell personal information, and we do not host or store public records about individuals. This policy explains what information is collected when you visit, most of it by third parties such as Google, and the choices you have.

Information DirtSearch does not collect

DirtSearch has no account signups, contact forms, newsletter forms or payment forms. We do not ask for your name, email address, phone number or postal address.

The search box on the homepage asks for a name and a state. Only the state you pick is used, to open that state's resource page in your browser. The name you type is not sent to DirtSearch or stored by us.

Advertising and Google AdSense cookies

DirtSearch is free because it shows ads served by Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, enables Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to DirtSearch and other sites on the internet. Google and other third-party vendors and ad networks may also use web beacons, your IP address and similar technologies to measure ads, limit how often you see an ad, prevent fraud and show ads that are more relevant to you.

To learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

Consent for visitors in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland

If you visit DirtSearch from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you are shown Google's consent message. It asks whether you agree to the use of cookies and personal data for personalized ads and related purposes, and you can accept or decline.

If you do not consent, Google may still show non-personalized or limited ads where the law allows, which can use cookies or local storage for purposes such as frequency capping, aggregated ad reporting and fraud prevention. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time through the privacy and cookie settings link that Google's consent message provides.

How to opt out of personalized ads

You can turn off personalized ads from Google in My Ad Center or Google Ads Settings.

You can opt out of personalized advertising from many other third-party vendors at www.aboutads.info/choices.

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Opting out does not remove ads; the ads you see may simply be less relevant to you.

Analytics and hosting

DirtSearch pages load Google's gtag.js analytics tag (Google Analytics). Google Analytics can use cookies to collect information such as the pages you view, your browser and device type, the site that referred you and your approximate location, and reports it to us in aggregated form. You can use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on to stop this.

Our website host, Lovable, and its network providers process technical request data such as IP addresses, browser type and the pages requested in order to deliver the site, keep it secure and provide basic visit statistics.

Third-party websites

Most links on DirtSearch go to government agencies and other third-party websites. When you follow one of those links, you leave DirtSearch and that website's own privacy policy and terms apply. DirtSearch does not control those websites and is not responsible for their content or their privacy practices. Any search you run on another website is between you and that website.

Children's privacy

DirtSearch is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Because we have no forms that collect personal information, we do not expect to receive any. Parents who have concerns can use the opt-out and cookie controls described above.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our site, our advertising partners or the law changes. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.

Questions

DirtSearch does not publish a contact email or contact form at this time. To learn more about who runs DirtSearch and how it works, see our About page and FAQ.