Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 13, 2026

Welcome to CaliforniaPropertyRecords.us (the "Website"), provided to users by CaliforniaPropertyRecords ("we," "us," or "our"). We, together with our affiliates and subsidiaries, created this Privacy Policy ("Policy") to apply to all users and visitors of our Website (https://californiapropertyrecords.us) and all related digital assets, tools, applications, and services offered therein (collectively, the "Services").

This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the Services and is part of and supplements our Terms of Service.

PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THIS POLICY. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES CONSTITUTES YOUR CONSENT TO THIS POLICY. DO NOT USE THE SERVICES IF YOU ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO CONSENT TO THIS POLICY.

We may revise this Policy at any time. Any revision will be posted here and shall become effective and binding upon your continued use of the Services on or after the effective date of such revision. In some cases, we may provide you with additional notice, such as by adding a statement to our homepage or sending you an email notification.

Depending on where you live, you may be entitled to certain individual rights with respect to your Personal Information. Please see the Notice of Privacy Rights for Residents of Certain U.S. States section below for more information.

1. Personal Information We Collect

When you use the Services, we may collect the following categories of Personal Information about you, as described in more detail below:

A. Personal Information You Provide to Us

When you use the Services, you may voluntarily provide us with Personal Information, including, without limitation:

  • Individual identifiers such as name, email address, physical billing address, and phone number;
  • Business name and demographic information you choose to provide, such as age or date of birth;
  • Payment and transaction information, including credit or debit card number, CVV code, expiration date, and billing zip code;
  • Communications with us, including messages, opinions, feedback, and customer support requests;
  • Your user preferences, such as receipt of updates or marketing communications;
  • Any additional information disclosed at the point of collection or pursuant to your consent.

Sensitive Personal Information: We do not collect sensitive personal information as defined under applicable law.

B. Personal Information We May Automatically Collect

Our Services may automatically collect certain Personal Information for the operation, maintenance, security, analytics, and improvement of the Services. This information may include:

  • IP address and general geographic location (such as city, region, or country);
  • Browser type, device type, operating system, and platform;
  • Pages viewed, time spent on pages, navigation paths, referring and exit pages;
  • Date and time of your visit or use of our Services;
  • Domain server from which you are using our Services;
  • Data identifying web pages you visited prior to and after visiting our Website;
  • Your movement and activity within the Website, aggregated with other information;
  • Mobile device information, including device type, operating system version, and device identifier ("UDID").

Where feasible, we de-identify or aggregate this information and do not retain it in a form that reasonably identifies you.

C. Personal Information We May Receive from Third Parties

We may receive Personal Information about you from third-party sources, including:

  • Publicly available property, real estate, land, tax, and assessor records;
  • Data providers that compile publicly available or licensed information;
  • Service providers that assist with security, fraud prevention, analytics, or operational support;
  • Business partners, where permitted by applicable law.

Information obtained from third parties is processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

1.1 Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

We and/or third-party service providers operating on our behalf may collect information about your activity over time and across websites or online applications using cookies, pixels, web beacons, Flash cookies, and similar technologies. These technologies are used to:

  • Operate and maintain the Services;
  • Analyze usage patterns and understand how visitors interact with our Services;
  • Improve performance, functionality, and user experience;
  • Support security and fraud prevention;
  • Deliver personalized content based on your activity.

Cookies

The Services may use "cookies" and other web tracking tools, such as session replay, to enhance your experience. Cookies are small digital files transferred to your computer or device's hard drive when you visit a website. Most browsers automatically accept cookies. You may refuse cookies by adjusting your browser settings; however, doing so may limit access to certain features of the Services.

Flash Cookies, Pixels, and GIFs

We may use local shared objects (Flash cookies) to store your preferences or display content based on your activity. Third parties with whom we partner may also use Flash cookies to collect and store information. Cookie management tools in your browser will not remove Flash cookies. We, and our partners, may use web beacons (clear gifs, pixel tags, single-pixel gifs) to count page visits, record content popularity, and verify system integrity. We may also use web beacons in HTML emails to determine whether recipients have opened them or clicked links.

Analytics

We use analytics tools such as Google Analytics and session-replay services to help us understand traffic to our Website, how visitors interact with our Services, and to improve functionality and usability. These tools may capture page views, clicks, scroll behavior, and technical information about your browser and device. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the opt-out browser add-on at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Mobile Application Technologies

If you access our Services through a mobile device, we may automatically collect information about your device, phone number, and physical location.

Do Not Track

Many modern web browsers offer a "Do Not Track" signal. At this time, our Services do not specifically respond to Do Not Track signals. For more information, visit www.donottrack.us.

2. Publicly Available Information

In addition to Personal Information collected directly from users, we also collect Publicly Available Information from various databases, including government entities, commercial data providers, and public websites, to provide our products and services - including property reports - via the Website.

Publicly Available Information includes information lawfully made available from federal, state, or local government records, and information we reasonably believe is made available to the general public.

We acquire and aggregate this information about individuals, including both users and non-users. We do not combine Personal Information collected directly from users (such as usage, traffic, or transactional data) within the reports, products, and services we provide.

To learn more about available options with respect to your Publicly Available Personal Information, please visit our Your Privacy Choices page or contact us using the information in the How to Contact Us section below.

3. Interactive Services

The Services may provide interactive features, including chat tools and customer support options. These features may be powered by artificial intelligence.

By accessing and using any of these features, you agree that we may record and retain a transcript of all communications, and may record or recreate your activity while using these tools, in order to provide services, enhance your experience, and for quality and verification purposes. We may work with trusted service providers to analyze, store, and use this data on our behalf.

You understand that by using any of these features, your information may be processed by AI. We will only use chat conversation data to monitor performance, troubleshoot problems, diagnose bugs, prevent abuse, and to provide and improve our Services. We may use conversation data to train the AI models supporting our interactive features.

4. How We Use Your Personal Information

We may use and process your Personal Information for purposes that include, but are not limited to:

  • Providing, operating, and maintaining the Services;
  • Creating and maintaining an account for you to purchase and use the Services;
  • Responding to your inquiries, questions, and comments, and providing customer support;
  • Processing transactions and fulfilling requests;
  • Sending administrative information, such as changes to our terms, conditions, and policies;
  • Conducting analytics, research, and internal business operations;
  • Improving, developing, customizing, and securing the Services;
  • Managing relationships with third-party service providers and business partners;
  • For general or targeted marketing and advertising purposes, where you have not opted out;
  • Complying with applicable laws and regulations and responding to lawful requests;
  • Enforcing our Terms of Service;
  • Any other purpose disclosed at the time of collection or with your consent.

We may also use Personal Information that has been de-identified, anonymized, or aggregated for lawful business purposes.

4-A. Sharing and Disclosure of Personal Information

We may share and/or disclose your Personal Information in the following circumstances:

With Your Consent

We may share Personal Information for any purpose disclosed to you with your consent.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share Personal Information with third-party service providers that perform services on our behalf, including:

  • Server hosting providers;
  • Payment processors;
  • Customer service vendors;
  • Marketing communications and analytics vendors;
  • Fraud protection and credit risk reduction providers.

These providers are authorized to use your Personal Information only as necessary to perform services for us. In some cases, we may aggregate Personal Information so that third parties cannot identify you individually.

For Legal and Administrative Reasons

We may disclose your Personal Information without notice where required to do so by law or in response to lawful requests, including court orders, subpoenas, or regulatory inquiries, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of CaliforniaPropertyRecords, our users, or others.

Business Transfers

Personal Information may be disclosed, transferred, sold, or otherwise conveyed in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our business or assets. You acknowledge and agree to any such conveyance. Any transferred Personal Information will remain subject to the provisions of this Policy.

Subsidiaries and Affiliates

We may share Personal Information with our subsidiaries and affiliated entities for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy. If you do not want us to share your Personal Information with our subsidiaries and affiliates, please contact us at privacy@propertyrecords.com.

Aggregate Sharing

We may share anonymous, de-identified, aggregated information with third parties, including affiliated and non-affiliated organizations such as advertisers.

5. Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

For purposes of applicable privacy laws, "sell," "sold," or "sale" means the disclosure of Personal Information for monetary or other valuable consideration, and "sharing" means disclosure for cross-context behavioral advertising.

We do not sell or share your Personal Information. We do not use your Personal Information for targeted advertising or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

6. Links to Third-Party Sites

The Services may contain links to third-party or affiliated websites that are subject to their own privacy policies and terms of use. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, practices, or privacy policies of third-party websites. Your interactions with such websites are governed by their respective policies. Links to any third-party sites do not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation by us.

If you visit a third-party site linked from our Services, please review that site's privacy policy before providing any Personal Information.

7. Information Security

We implement commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your Personal Information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

We cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information transmitted to or from our Services. Any transmission is at your own risk. We are not responsible for the circumvention of any security measures.

You agree that we will not have liability for unauthorized access, acquisition, deletion, disclosure, or misuse of your Personal Information.

The safety and security of your account also depend on you. If you have been given a password for access to certain parts of the Services, you are responsible for keeping it confidential. Please do not share your password with anyone.

If you believe your Personal Information has been accessed or acquired by an unauthorized person, please contact us promptly so we can take necessary measures.

8. Data Retention

We retain Personal Information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

The length of time for which we retain Personal Information depends on the purposes for which it was collected and applicable legal requirements. In accordance with our routine record-keeping practices, we may delete or anonymize Personal Information at our discretion and disclaim any liability arising from such deletion, except as required by applicable law.

9. Your Choices

Email Notifications

If you provide your email address or make a purchase, you agree that we may contact you by email, including to send a welcome email, purchase confirmation, and periodic search result updates. If you no longer wish to receive marketing or promotional communications, you may opt out as instructed in each email. Note that you may not opt out of receiving administrative communications related to technical support, billing, subscription issues, search alerts, or policy changes.

Browser Push Notifications

By using our Services, you agree that we may provide browser push notifications, potentially through a third-party provider. To opt out of push notifications, use the instructions for your browser:

Opting Out of Direct Marketing

To exercise choices regarding marketing communications you receive, you may also review the following resources:

10. Notice of Privacy Rights for Residents of Certain U.S. States

Residents of certain U.S. states may have rights and choices regarding their Personal Information. These rights may apply in the following states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

Depending on your state of residence and subject to certain exceptions, you may have some or all of the following rights:

  • Right to Know and Access: You may request confirmation of whether we process your Personal Information and obtain access to such information.
  • Right to Data Portability: You may request a copy of your Personal Information in a portable, readily usable format that can be transmitted to another entity.
  • Right to Correction: You may request that we correct inaccurate Personal Information we hold about you.
  • Right to Request Deletion: You may request that we delete Personal Information we have collected about you, subject to certain exceptions permitted by law.
  • Right to Know and/or Opt Out of Sale or Sharing: You may opt out of the sale or sharing of your Personal Information. We do not sell or share your Personal Information.
  • Right to Opt Out of Targeted Advertising and Profiling: You may opt out of the use of your Personal Information for targeted advertising or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects. We do not engage in such practices.
  • Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: You may request that we limit our use and disclosure of sensitive Personal Information to what is necessary to provide the Services or as required by law.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not deny services, charge different prices, or provide a lower quality of service because you exercised your privacy rights.
  • Right to Disclosure of Third Parties: You may request the categories and names/addresses of third parties that have received your Personal Information.
  • Right to Disclosure of Direct Marketers: You may request the names and contact information of third parties that have received your Personal Information for direct marketing purposes.
  • Right to Appeal: If we deny a request you submit, you may appeal by contacting us at privacy@propertyrecords.com. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law and will provide a written explanation of any action taken or not taken. If we deny your appeal, you may contact your state Attorney General.

Universal Opt-Outs: CaliforniaPropertyRecords receives and responds to the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser opt-out signal. We will turn off sharing your data with third parties for personalized ads if we receive a GPC signal when you visit our Services.

To submit a request to exercise your rights, please contact us using any of the methods listed in the How to Contact Us section below.

11. Notice to California Residents - "Shine the Light" Requests

Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83 (the "Shine the Light" law), California residents may request certain information about our disclosure of Personal Information during the prior calendar year to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. CaliforniaPropertyRecords does not disclose Personal Information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.

To make a request or learn more, please contact us using the information in the How to Contact Us section below.

12. Exercising Your Data Subject Rights

To the extent a state privacy law applies to your Personal Information, you may exercise applicable rights by submitting a request using the methods described below. For certain requests, we may require you to:

  • Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected Personal Information, or an authorized representative; and
  • Describe your request with sufficient detail to allow us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.

Only you or your authorized agent may make a request related to your Personal Information. If you designate an authorized agent, we may require written permission and direct identity verification from you. You may make certain consumer requests once or twice within a twelve (12) month period. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.

To submit a request:

13. Geographic Location of Data Storage and Processing

The Services are intended primarily for users located in the United States. Personal Information is processed and stored in databases located in the United States. If you access the Services from outside the United States, you acknowledge and consent that your Personal Information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.

14. Children's Information

The Services are not intended for use by persons under the age of sixteen (16). We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under sixteen (16). If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected Personal Information from a child under sixteen (16), we will take appropriate steps to delete it in accordance with applicable law.

Contact us if you believe that we have mistakenly or unintentionally collected Personal Information from a child.

15. Difficulty Accessing This Privacy Policy

Individuals with disabilities who are unable to access this Privacy Policy online may contact us to request an alternative format.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. The Effective Date will be updated upon posting. Your continued use of the Services following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

17. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us: