By using this site, you consent to the terms of our privacy policy for the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information for the purposes set out below. We do not collect, use or disclose your personal information for any other purpose than those identified below, except with your consent or as required by law.
Personal information is recorded information about an identifiable individual. Personal information that USCertificates.org collects, uses and discloses is only for the purpose of obtaining birth, marriage, death, and divorce certificates. The information we collect is based on the guidelines set out by the Vital Certificates agencies across the United States. Other information such as payment and additional contact information is collected strictly for the purpose of carrying out the requested services. Below is an exhaustive list of the personal information that USCertificates.org may collect, use, and/or disclose. Not all of the following information will be collected with every application but only as is required:
Applicant information:
First and last name
Mailing address
Phone numbers
Email address
Type of certificate required (Birth/Marriage/Death/Divorce)
Subject(s) information:
Full legal name of subject(s)
Date of event
Place event occurred
Licensing County
Filing County
Spouse’s full legal name (if applicable)
Mother’s information:
Maiden name (first, middle, and last name)
Father’s information:
Full legal name (if named at birth
Reason certificate is required
Payment information:
Type of credit card
Card number
Expiry date
Name of cardholder
The Card security code
USCertificates.org collects, uses and discloses personal information only for the purposes of providing the requested services of ordering birth, marriage, death, and divorce certificates from the various Vital Certificates Agencies across the United States. Our role is to submit applications for birth, marriage, death, and divorce certificates on your behalf, provided you meet the requirements of the issuing government agency. We are not a government agency.
Limits on collection, use, and disclosure USCertificates.org will only collect, use and disclose personal information that is necessary to fulfill the requested services and in a manner required by law. We will not collect, use or disclose personal information except for the identified purposes unless USCertificates.org has received further consent from the individual, or as required by law.
For the purpose of our services the information that we collect is submitted to the corresponding Vital Certificates Agencies for obtaining vital certificates. USCertificates.org is not a government agency and as such does not hold or have access to any vital certificates. All certificates received are processed, printed and mailed from Vital Certificates directly to our clients. USCertificates.org collects personal information with the intention of submitting it to the corresponding Vital Certificates Agency to assist in the application process of requesting vital certificates.
Where personal information is voluntarily submitted to USCertificates.org for the obvious purpose of requesting birth, marriage, death or divorce certificates, we will consider consent to be implied. However, USCertificates.org also obtains express consent with every application submitted for the purpose of disclosing personal information to the respective Vital Certificates Agency. Your personal information will be used for no other purpose commercial or otherwise, except where required by law.
USCertificates.org will retain personal information for a minimum of four months as is required by law. Subject to the above mentioned four month minimum, USCertificates.org will retain some information such as account and payment information for longer as is necessary to fulfill our business and legal requirements, to a maximum of seven years.
USCertificates.org has security measures in place to prevent against risks such as unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying modification and disposal of personal information. These security measures include appropriate physical, electronic, and management procedures to ensure the safety and protection of your personal information.
USCertificates.org is committed to ensuring that the personal information we collect, use and/or disclose is accurate and complete. Whenever possible, USCertificates.org obtains information directly from our clients and not from other sources such as public resources available online. USCertificates.org cannot be held accountable for inaccurate or incomplete information that has been provided to us directly by our clients.
At any time individuals have the right to access their personal information that USCertificates.org has under its control and custody. All requests for access must be made in writing along with a photocopy of a piece of government issued photo identification. USCertificates.org will only release information to the individual it pertains to.
At a request for information, USCertificates.org will provide individuals a copy of their personal information we hold, information about the ways in which their information has been used, and the names of the organizations to which their personal information has been disclosed. USCertificates.org will respond to all requests for information within 30 days after it has been requested. USCertificates.org will only refuse access to personal information where required by law. If USCertificates.org refuses an access request, you will be notified in writing stating the reasons for the refusal and provide you with any further steps that are available to you.
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We may update this privacy statement to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on this Site prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
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