| Q: | Is Vitalsearch free? | A: | Yes. Vitalsearch's databases are open and free to all visitors. Vitalsearch does however, provide premium services where noted. | |
| Q: | What sorts of information does Vitalsearch provide ? | A: | The backbone of Vitalsearch's databases of are the "vital statistics" of states and counties: birth, death and marriages. In additions, vitalsearch provides other "people" data such as voter registration, census data, city directory data, cemetery records and more where available. | |
| Q: | What are these "premium" services that Vitalsearch offers? | A: | Vitalsearch offers discovery labor as requested. Typical requests range from providing County Recorder certificates (death, marriage and births), to providing details of a City Directory entry. Prices are quoted on an "as needed" basis. | |
| Q: | Where does Vitalsearch get its data? | A: | The short answer is where Vitalsearch's researchers can find it. Vital Statistics records are normally compiled by the county recorders within each State and State records kept by their respective health offices or equivalent. Other data might be found already compiled by local publishers such as Historical Societies and Genealogical Societies. | |
| Q: | What form is the data in? | A: | Search results are presented to the viewer in one of two basic forms; graphic presentation (ie. a "picture" of the source containing the data) or straight text (ie. a screen display of the data only). | |
| Q: | How is the data searched? | A: | Data is searched by typing in "search boxs" necessary keywords usually at minimum the Subject's surname. See Search Requirements & Techniques for further details. | |
| Q: | How often is the data updated? | A: | Vitalsearch is continuously checking and updating its database. | |
| Q: | What browsers does Vitalsearch support? | A: | The HTML code in Vitalsearch is supported by Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 and later, and AOL 3.0 and later. Browsers that are compatible with these applications should work without problems. | |
| Q: | Does Vitalsearch use cookies? | A: | At this time Vitalsearch does not use cookies. | |