Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its results. We do not keep a separate log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or contact submission may be retained long enough to respond and maintain the exchange. It remains within the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, server systems may automatically receive these technical details:
- Page-view dates, times, and visit duration
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Device IP address
- Pages viewed during the visit
- A referring website, when one is provided
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that help measure how visitors move through the site, including popular pages and exit points. Analytics providers combine that traffic information into reports. A browser can reject cookies, although blocking them may change how some features behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Detecting faults and resolving technical problems
- Operating the website and improving page speed
- Routing a query to the selected search provider
- Measuring which content visitors use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
No database of personal criminal records is compiled, maintained, or sold here. The published material explains how to reach the Washington County sheriff, state courts, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into a report about another person, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the embedded search tools. Their privacy policies, retention schedules, and disclosure practices apply to information submitted through those tools. Review the provider's policy before sending a query because those practices are outside our control.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to a sheriff, court portal, state agency, legal resource, or commercial search provider. The destination's policy controls after a visitor leaves this website. Read that policy before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to track activity across websites for interest-based advertising.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. It may be available to these limited recipients:
- Analytics providers that measure visits and performance
- Search companies that receive a query sent through their tool
- Advertising networks serving content on the pages
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Standard safeguards are used for information collected through the website. No internet-connected service is fully secure, so those measures cannot guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone younger than 18. Information identified as belonging to a minor will be deleted after notice.
Your Data Rights
Rights can vary with a visitor's residence and the law that applies. North Carolina Public Records Law, Chapter 132, governs government records and does not turn this private website's visitor data into a county record. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Object to certain processing where the law permits
- Request deletion of eligible personal data
- Ask to correct inaccurate personal information
- Request a copy of eligible information held about the visitor
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal requirements change. A new effective date will appear here when an updated version is posted.
Effective date: August 2, 2026