Information You Submit
Search forms send the name, telephone number, or address entered to the outside provider that supplies the results. Bowie People Search does not retain those searches on its own servers. When you contact us, we receive the details you place in the message and use them only to answer you.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our hosting systems create ordinary server logs containing an IP address, browser type, visited pages, and timestamps. Aggregated log data helps us maintain the site and learn which resources visitors use. Cookies or comparable tools may also support basic analytics and, when applicable, advertising measurement.
How Information Is Used
The limited information described above supports site operations, troubleshooting, traffic measurement, and page improvements. We neither sell visitor lists nor create profiles of individual users.
Privacy on Linked Services
Links may lead to Bowie, Prince George's County, or Maryland government portals, library collections, and outside search services. Information submitted after leaving this site is subject to the destination's privacy terms, not this policy. The same distinction applies to sponsored results supplied by an outside company.
Who Might See Your Data
Hosting and support vendors process server logs for us. Analytics or advertising providers may receive the automatic information already described. We may disclose information when valid legal process requires it, but do not otherwise share visitor data.
Safeguards and Retention
An encrypted connection serves the site, and server logs are retained only as long as needed for the stated purposes. Because visitors do not create accounts, Bowie People Search holds no visitor password or account profile.
Users Under 18
This service is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. Contact us if a minor submitted such information so it can be removed.
Maryland Privacy Rights
The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act, Maryland Commercial Law Title 14, Subtitle 46, took effect October 1, 2025. Where it applies, the law provides rights involving access, correction, deletion, portability, and opt-outs for sale, targeted advertising, and specified profiling. Because Bowie People Search keeps almost no direct visitor information, a request usually involves checking contact messages and server logs. Submit one through the Contact page. Government information is excluded from the Act's definition of personal data. Records held by Bowie, Prince George's County, or Maryland therefore remain under the control of their official custodians.
Policy Revisions
Any revised policy will appear here. Using Bowie People Search after a revision takes effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.