Privacy Policy

WVLandRecords.com is an independent property-research guide. We are not affiliated with a government agency. This policy explains how information may be collected and used when you visit our website or contact us.

Information collected when you browse

You do not need a visitor account to use our county directory or research guides.

Our hosting and security providers may process technical information such as IP addresses, requested pages, browser and device information, timestamps, and error logs. This information helps operate the website, troubleshoot problems, and prevent abuse.

Email correspondence

Our Contact page provides an email link. If you email us, we receive your email address and the information you choose to send. We use this information to respond to questions, investigate corrections, and maintain relevant correspondence.

Please do not send Social Security numbers, identification documents, financial account details, passwords, or payment information. Requests for official records should go directly to the appropriate county office.

Google Analytics

Where enabled, we use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use the website, including which pages are useful and where navigation can be improved.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about page visits, interactions, referral sources, and browser or device characteristics. Google receives information through the analytics service and processes it according to its applicable policies and our configuration.

Learn more about how Google uses information from websites that use its services. You can also learn about the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Google AdSense and advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements and help support this website.

Third-party advertising vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve advertisements based on your previous visits to this website or other websites. Google’s advertising cookies allow Google and its partners to display ads based on visits across participating websites.

Advertising providers may also use technologies such as web beacons, browser identifiers, and IP addresses for ad delivery, measurement, fraud prevention, and, depending on your settings and choices, personalized advertising.

Other vendors and advertising networks participating in Google’s advertising services may also serve advertisements and use cookies or similar technologies.

You can manage or opt out of Google’s personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings. Information about participating third-party advertising companies and their opt-out choices is available through YourAdChoices.

Opting out of personalized advertising does not necessarily stop advertisements or all advertising-related data processing.

Cookies and privacy choices

WordPress may use cookies for administrator login and related functions. Analytics and advertising services may introduce additional cookies or similar technologies.

You can manage, delete, or block cookies through your browser settings. Some choices apply only to a particular browser or device and may need to be repeated if you change devices or clear cookies.

Where a consent message or privacy-choice control is displayed, use it to manage the options offered. Browser controls and advertising opt-outs are separate from any consent choices presented on this website.

Read Google’s Privacy Policy and information about Google’s advertising technologies for additional details.

Official records and external websites

Our directory links to county offices, public-records systems, assessor resources, tax information, and other external websites. Those organizations operate their own services and have their own privacy policies and terms.

We do not operate the official record databases. Searches, registrations, document requests, and payments you submit directly to those services are handled by their operators. Following an external link may disclose technical information to the destination website.

Service providers and information handling

Hosting, security, email, analytics, and advertising providers may process information as part of operating their services. Their processing and retention practices are governed by their applicable policies and arrangements.

Information may also be disclosed when required by law or reasonably necessary to address security threats, abuse, or legal claims.

No website or method of transmitting information can be guaranteed completely secure.

Privacy questions and requests

Use our Contact page to ask a privacy question or request access to, correction of, or deletion of information you have sent us. Describe your request without including sensitive documents.

Available rights depend on your location and applicable law. We may need to verify a request before acting on it. Requests concerning records held by a county office or information held independently by another provider should be directed to that organization.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as our services or practices change. The current version will be posted on this page.