Information You Provide
Names, telephone numbers, or addresses entered in a search form are submitted to the outside provider that produces the results. Apple Valley Residents Directory does not retain a copy of those searches on its own servers. If you send a message, the information in that message is used to respond.
Technical Data Collected
Hosting services create routine logs such as IP address, browser type, viewed pages, and timestamps. Aggregate review helps maintain the service and understand which reference pages are used. Cookies or similar technology can support basic analytics and, where relevant, advertising measurement.
How Information Is Used
Information is used to operate the service, diagnose problems, measure traffic, and improve the reference material. Visitor lists are not sold, and individual visitor profiles are not created.
External Websites
Links can lead to Dakota County and Minnesota record portals, library collections, archives, and third-party search tools. Each destination controls its own privacy practices for information submitted there. That includes sponsored search results supplied by an outside company.
Service Providers and Disclosure
Hosting and support providers process the server logs used for this service. Analytics or advertising partners may receive the automatic information described above. Information is disclosed only when required through valid legal process or as otherwise described here.
Security and Retention
The service uses an encrypted connection, and routine logs are retained only for the operational purposes described above. There are no user accounts, passwords, or personal profiles maintained by this site.
Visitors Under 18
This reference is intended for adults and is not directed to children. Personal information from a person under 18 is not knowingly collected. If a minor has sent information directly to us, contact us so it can be removed.
Your Privacy Choices
Minnesota’s Consumer Data Privacy Act, Minn. Stat. ch. 325M, §§ 325M.10-.21, took effect July 31, 2025. Depending on the law’s scope and the request, visitors may have rights concerning personal data a private website keeps. Because Apple Valley Residents Directory retains little information, a request generally involves reviewing the contact mailbox and applicable logs and removing information that is found. Use the Contact page to make a request. Government-held public records are not controlled by this private service. Minnesota’s privacy law does not require a city, county, or state custodian to delete public records; questions about a custodian-held record belong with that office.
Policy Changes
Revisions to this policy will appear here. Continued use after a posted change indicates acceptance of the revised policy.