Information You Submit
A name, phone number, or address entered in a search form goes to the third-party provider that supplies the results. Our servers do not retain a separate copy of those searches. A message sent to us contains only what the sender chooses to provide, and we use that material to answer the inquiry.
Information Collected Automatically
Our host creates routine logs that can include an IP address, browser type, visited pages, and timestamps. Aggregate log data helps maintain the service and shows which resources are useful. Cookies or related technology may also support basic analytics and advertising measurement where applicable.
How the Data Is Used
Limited visitor data supports site operation, troubleshooting, traffic measurement, and page improvements. We neither sell visitor lists nor assemble individual user profiles.
Privacy on Linked Services
Links lead to government portals, Mecklenburg and North Carolina offices, library collections, and outside search services. Their privacy terms govern information submitted there. The same distinction applies to sponsored search results, which come from a separate company.
Parties That Process Data
Hosting and support vendors process server logs for us. Analytics or advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. We may disclose information in response to valid legal process, but do not otherwise distribute visitor data.
Safeguarding Information
An encrypted connection delivers the site, and server logs are kept only as long as the stated purposes require. Because there are no user accounts, Matthews People Search holds no account password or member profile.
Visitors Under 18
This service is for adults and is not aimed at children. We do not knowingly gather personal data from anyone under 18. Contact us if a minor supplied personal information so it can be deleted.
Your Privacy Choices
Rights to access, correct, or delete website-held data depend on where a user lives. North Carolina does not have one broad consumer deletion law covering every data broker. Since we retain very little, a request usually involves our contact mailbox and available server logs. Send it through the Contact page. Matthews, Mecklenburg County, and North Carolina records remain under their custodians' control. For sensitive numbers shown on an online official-record image, G.S. 132-1.10 provides a no-fee removal request to the Register or Clerk when the document and exact location are identified.
Policy Changes
Any revised policy will appear here. Using Matthews People Search after a revision is posted signifies acceptance of the updated terms.