Last updated: August 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how ClerkGuide (“ClerkGuide,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses information about visitors to clerkguide.com (the “Site”). ClerkGuide is an independent publisher of county-by-county marriage license information and is not affiliated with any government agency.
1. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly. If you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message, solely to respond to you.
Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we and our service providers automatically collect certain information when you visit the Site, including your IP address, browser type, device type, pages viewed, referring URL, and approximate location derived from your IP address. This is collected through cookies and similar technologies, described below.
2. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Essential functionality — remembering your cookie consent choice.
- Analytics — we use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site (pages visited, time on page, general geographic region, device type). Google Analytics data is processed in aggregate and is not used by us to identify you personally.
- Advertising — we use, or intend to use, Google AdSense to display advertising on the Site. Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and you can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.
You can control cookies through the consent banner shown when you first visit the Site, and through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect how the Site functions.
3. How We Use Information
We use the information described above to operate and improve the Site, respond to contact form submissions, understand aggregate traffic and usage patterns, detect and prevent abuse, and serve and measure advertising.
4. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information for money. We share information with the service providers that help us run the Site, including Google (Analytics and AdSense), our hosting provider, and our email provider, each of which processes information under its own privacy policy. We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of ClerkGuide, our users, or others.
5. Your Privacy Choices
California residents (CCPA/CPRA). If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion of that information, and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information (as those terms are defined under California law) for cross-context behavioral advertising, which may include our use of advertising cookies. You can exercise these rights by contacting us using the details below or by using the cookie consent tool on the Site.
All visitors. You can decline non-essential cookies at any time using the consent banner, and you can opt out of Google’s use of advertising cookies as described in Section 2.
6. Children’s Privacy
The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
7. Data Retention
We retain contact form submissions only as long as needed to respond to and resolve your inquiry. Aggregate analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics’ standard retention settings.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be reflected on this page.
9. Contact Us
Questions about this Privacy Policy can be sent through our Contact page or to hello@clerkguide.com.