Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its response. We do not retain or record those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email sent to us is kept for the purpose of responding. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a visitor loads a page, the servers automatically receive basic technical and usage information:
- Page-view dates and times
- Your device's IP address
- Browser name and version
- Operating system and device category
- Visited pages and time spent on them
- The referring website, when available
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device to help measure site use, including popular pages and exit points. Analytics providers combine this traffic information for us. A browser can reject cookies, although blocking them may change how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
- Routing a submitted search to the appropriate partner
- Operating the website and maintaining reasonable performance
- Finding and correcting technical problems
- Evaluating which content visitors use and where improvements are needed
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not keep, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. Stratford Town material remains with official custodians such as Stratford Police Records, Connecticut Superior Court, DESPP/SPBI, CCHRS, CT DOC, and the Connecticut Sex Offender Registry. The website offers general directions to those sources. It is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not turned into a consumer report or third-party dossier.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside businesses power the search tools shown on this website. Their privacy terms, retention periods, and sharing rules apply to information entered there. We do not set those practices. Review the provider's policy before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Stratford Police, Connecticut courts and agencies, legal-aid resources, or outside search providers. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's privacy policy controls. Check that policy before providing personal information.
Some advertising companies use their own systems to follow activity across websites and select targeted ads.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold. It may be disclosed to:
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Search partners that process a visitor's submitted query
- Advertising networks serving placements on these pages
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for collected information. No internet-connected system is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone younger than 18. If a minor's information has been provided, notify us so it can be deleted.
Your Data Rights
Rights may vary by location. Connecticut law governing the official records discussed here includes the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§1-200 through 1-242, including §1-210, criminal-history dissemination under §54-142k, and criminal-record erasure under §54-142a. Those public-record laws do not change the following minimum choices regarding information we hold:
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Ask for access to data maintained about you
- Opt out of certain processing activities
- Ask that your information be deleted
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. Any new version will be posted here with an updated effective date, so visitors should review it periodically.
Effective date: July 17, 2026