Information You Send
Search entries
A name, place, or other term entered into a search widget is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Jo Daviess County Busted Mugshots does not maintain its own log of those search terms. The partner may apply its own privacy notice and retention rules after receiving the request.
Messages and forms
An email or contact submission is kept so a response can be sent and the correspondence can be managed. It is not shared outside the operating organization unless disclosure is needed to comply with law, protect rights, or respond to a valid legal demand.
Technical Details Collected
Normal web-server and analytics tools may record technical details when a page loads. These details help diagnose faults, understand traffic, and keep pages working.
- IP address or an approximate network location.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring page, when a browser sends one.
- Visit and request timestamps.
Cookies and similar tools
Cookies may help measure how visitors use the pages or preserve a setting. A browser can block or delete them. Some features may respond differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
Information may be used to keep the service available, route a search to the correct outside provider, understand which pages help readers, find technical errors, and show advertising that may be relevant to a visitor’s interests. The operating service does not use search entries to create an official county record.
Links Beyond These Pages
The reference pages link to Sheriff, city police, court, corrections, federal, news, and outside search resources. Once a visitor leaves for another domain, that organization’s privacy rules control. Its data practices, cookies, security, and retention should be reviewed directly.
Advertising partners may observe activity across different websites for ad measurement or interest-based delivery. That processing takes place under the partner’s systems and disclosures, not under the control of a county agency.
Who May Receive Data
Personal information is not sold by the operator as a standalone list. It may be available to the limited groups needed to run the service or comply with law.
- Search partners that receive terms entered into their tools.
- Analytics providers that measure visits and page performance.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement or other government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security Efforts
Reasonable technical and administrative safeguards are used for information under the operator’s control. No internet-connected service can promise perfect security or guarantee that a breach, interception, or unauthorized access will never occur.
Visitors Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent personal data, a parent or guardian may request that it be deleted by using the official Contact Us route.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and reasonable identity checks, a person may ask about data held by the operator.
- Request a copy of personal data maintained about the requester.
- Ask for a factual correction.
- Request deletion where retention is not required.
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where an available choice applies.
Requests should identify the data and a reply method without sending unnecessary sensitive information.
Notice Changes
This notice may be revised when the service, partners, or legal requirements change. The revised version will be posted here with a new effective date. Continued use after an update means the posted notice governs future use.