Information You Choose to Send
Terms Entered in Search Tools
A name, location, or other detail entered into an embedded search service is transmitted to the outside provider that operates the tool. We do not store or log those search terms on our own systems. The provider's privacy rules apply to its processing.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or submit a contact message, we retain the information needed to read and answer it. We do not disclose the message outside our organization unless the law requires us to do so.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Normal web services may record limited technical details when a page loads. Those details can include:
- Your internet protocol address.
- The browser and browser version in use.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages visited and time spent on them.
- The referring website, when one is supplied.
- Date and time stamps for visits.
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies help measure how people use the site and may support advertising or site functions. Browser controls can reject or remove cookies, though blocking them may change how some features work.
Reasons We Process Data
Collected information is used for a limited set of operational purposes.
- Operate the website and keep pages responsive.
- Send a search request to the selected partner service.
- Understand which pages visitors find useful.
- Detect, diagnose, and repair technical problems.
- Display advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests.
Privacy Beyond This Website
Links lead to resources such as the Newton County Sheriff's Office roster, NCSO arrest reports, Missouri Case.net, Missouri Department of Corrections pages, federal locators, and outside search tools. Once you follow a link, the destination's privacy policy controls its collection and use of information.
Advertising providers may use their own technology to measure activity across different websites and select interest-based ads. That processing occurs within their systems, not ours.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may still be handled by service providers or disclosed where legally required.
- Search providers that process submitted queries.
- Analytics services that measure site activity.
- Advertising networks serving or measuring ads.
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order.
Security Has Practical Limits
We use customary safeguards intended to protect information. No website, network, or internet transmission is completely secure, however, so we cannot promise that data will never be accessed, lost, or misused.
This Site Is for Adults
The site is intended for people age 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a minor. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted information, contact us and request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, you may ask us to:
- Provide a copy of personal data we hold about you.
- Correct inaccurate information in that data.
- Delete personal data that we are not required to retain.
- Stop certain processing where an opt-out right applies.
These rights concern information held by this site. Requests about an NCSO arrest report must go to the government custodian under the Missouri Sunshine Law's arrest-record provisions.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as site practices or legal duties change. An updated version becomes effective when it is posted here with a new effective date.