Information Submitted Directly
A name, location, or other term entered into a search tool is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. This site does not retain those search terms in its own records. Messages sent through a contact channel may include an email address and the information supplied in the message. They are kept to respond and are not shared outside the organization unless a legal requirement applies.
Technical Data and Cookies
As with most web services, technical data may be collected when a page loads. It helps operate, secure, measure, and improve the service.
- IP address and approximate location derived from it.
- Browser type, operating system, device information, and referring page.
- Pages visited, timestamps, and basic interaction data.
- Cookie identifiers and similar technical markers.
Cookies help show how pages are used. A browser can block or clear them, but portions of the service may then work differently.
How Data Is Used
Information is used to operate the site, respond to messages, improve content and performance, identify technical problems, reduce misuse, and show advertising that may be relevant. It is not used to create or maintain government custody records.
Other Sites and Providers
Links can take a visitor to the Polk Sheriff, Detention Center, Clerk of Court, corrections, federal-locator, news, and outside search services. Their privacy terms apply once a visitor leaves this site. Advertising partners may also collect activity across their own systems for interest-based advertising.
Who May Receive Data
Personal information is not sold as a standalone product. It can be processed by the following parties when needed for the purposes described here.
- Search partners that handle a submitted query.
- Analytics and hosting providers.
- Advertising networks.
- Law-enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order.
Security and Retention
Reasonable safeguards are used to protect information, but no internet-connected system can promise complete security. Information is kept only as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, subject to legal and operational needs.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted information, contact the site to request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law, a visitor may ask to review, correct, delete, or limit certain processing of personal information held by this site.
- Request a copy of personal data held in a contact record.
- Ask to correct inaccurate contact information.
- Ask for deletion where retention is not required.
- Opt out of certain nonessential processing where available.
Changes to This Notice
This notice may change as the site or legal requirements change. An updated version will be posted here with a new effective date.