This policy explains what information NewYorkCompanySearch.us collects, how the site uses it, and which choices visitors hold. It covers this website only; other websites, including official government sites, follow their own privacy practices.
The site is an informational resource about New York business entity searches. It sells nothing, offers no accounts, and never asks visitors to submit personal information through the website itself. The policy took effect on September 23, 2026.
Scope of This Policy
This policy applies to NewYorkCompanySearch.us and to email sent to the site’s published address. Links on these pages lead to the New York Department of State and to other outside sites, and each of those sites handles data under its own rules.
The site publishes informational content and handles no transactions. There are no orders, no payments, no sign-up forms, and no member areas. That design keeps data collection small from the start.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site collects basic usage data through cookies and standard analytics tools. The data arrives in aggregate form and names no visitor.
What Usage Data Includes
- The pages a visitor reads and the order in which they appear
- The time and date of each visit and the length of each view
- An approximate geographic region based on IP address, such as a country or metro area
- Browser type, device type, and operating system
The data does not support profiles of named people. The site runs no registration system, so there are no accounts and no passwords to store.
Server Logs
Server logs add a second layer: hosting systems record IP addresses, request times, and error codes for security and troubleshooting. Nobody uses those logs to follow a named reader.
Information Sent by Email
When a visitor sends an email to the address published on this site, the site receives the sender’s email address and the message contents. That information serves one purpose: answering the email and handling follow-up. Emails never join a mailing list, never reach marketers, and never turn into promotional material.
Readers decide what to include. The site does not need sensitive personal information — identity numbers, financial details, or copies of identity documents — to answer a question. Questions about official records get a pointer to the Department of State, since only that office can act on them.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small files that a browser stores on a device. This site may use several kinds.
Types of Cookies
- Functional cookies, which support basic site operation and remember simple preferences.
- Caching and performance cookies, which help pages load faster and reduce server load.
- Analytics cookies, which measure traffic and show which topics readers value.
- Advertising cookies, which third-party partners may set to deliver or measure ads and to support interest-based advertising.
Third-Party Cookies
Third-party partners, such as analytics and advertising providers, may set their own cookies during a visit. Each partner publishes its own cookie and privacy policies on its own website. This site does not control third-party cookies; browser settings and the partners’ own tools manage them.
What the Site Never Collects
Some data types stay off this site entirely. The site does not collect:
- Account details, since there are no accounts
- Payment information, since nothing is sold
- Sensitive categories such as health, religion, or political views
How the Site Uses Information
Usage data serves the editorial process. In practice, the site uses it to:
- See which search tutorials attract the most readers
- Find pages where visitors leave quickly and improve them
- Fix broken links and outdated references
Numbers from analytics stay internal. The site publishes no reader data and treats traffic figures as editorial feedback. Nobody uses analytics to follow a named person, and no usage data gets combined with outside marketing databases.
Advertising and Analytics Partners
The site may display advertising and measure traffic through third-party services, whose cookies may run during a visit. Typical examples include analytics platforms that count page views and ad networks that serve or measure ads.
Partners pick ads in one of two ways. Contextual matching places an ad next to related content, and interest-based matching relies on the partner’s own signals gathered across many websites. Each partner’s own website explains what it collects and which controls it offers, since this site cannot see or change a partner’s internal settings.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
Sharing stays rare and narrow. The site shares information only in two situations:
- With service providers and partners that support the site — for example, hosting, caching, analytics, or advertising providers — and only as described in this policy.
- When disclosure is legally required, such as in response to valid legal process.
Service providers process data on the site’s behalf and under its instructions. Some operate outside the United States, and the same limits still apply there. The site does not sell visitor data, does not rent email lists, and does not trade analytics data with data brokers.
Data Retention
The site keeps usage data only as long as the purposes above require. Analytics data follows the standard retention periods configured in the analytics tools.
Email correspondence stays only as long as needed to answer the message and handle any follow-up. After that, the site deletes it.
Data Security
The site runs on standard web security practices, including encrypted connections between browsers and the server. No system connected to the internet is perfectly secure, so no absolute guarantee of security exists.
Email carries its own risks, since messages travel outside the site’s control. A general question — a page title plus a short description — usually gives the site everything it needs.
Children’s Privacy
This site is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from them. The subject matter — state business records and search procedures — draws an adult, work-related audience.
If a parent or guardian believes a child has provided information through this site, an email to the contact address below starts the removal process. The information gets deleted once the request arrives.
Visitor Choices and Cookie Controls
Most browsers let visitors block or delete cookies through their settings, and many browsers can block third-party cookies on their own. Blocking cookies may stop some features from working as intended, but the pages themselves stay readable.
Opting out of interest-based advertising works differently. Many advertising partners take part in industry opt-out programs that turn off personalized advertising across participating companies. Opting out does not make ads disappear; it makes the ads less tied to browsing history.
Private browser modes change nothing on the site’s side. The site still sees a visit, still counts it in aggregate numbers, and still applies this policy.
External Links and Government Sites
Links on this site lead to official government databases and other external websites. Those sites collect data under their own privacy policies, which this policy does not cover.
The Department of State’s own notices describe how it handles searches and records requests. Visitors with questions about government data practices should read those notices or contact the Department directly.
Changes to This Policy
The policy may change as the site’s tools, partners, or practices change. The effective date at the top of this page shows which version applies, and material changes get a fresh date.
A change never reaches backward. Data collected under an older version stays governed by that version’s wording.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions below come up most often, and the sections above carry the full wording.
Does the site collect personal information?
The site sells nothing and offers no accounts, so no account, payment, or profile data exists. Basic usage data arrives through cookies and standard analytics, and it stays in aggregate form.
Which cookies does the site use?
The site may set functional, caching and performance, analytics, and advertising cookies. Third-party partners may set their own cookies during a visit, and browser settings manage them.
Does the site sell visitor data?
No. The site does not sell visitor data, does not rent email lists, and does not trade analytics data with data brokers. Sharing stays limited to service providers and to disclosures the law requires.
How long does the site keep information?
Usage data stays only as long as the analytics tools’ standard retention periods require. Email correspondence stays only long enough to answer the message and handle follow-up, and the site deletes it after that.
Where do privacy questions go?
Questions about this policy go to info@newyorkcompanysearch.us. A message that names the section in doubt gets the fastest answer. For questions about official records or government services, contact the New York Department of State directly.