Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search
A name, place, or other term entered in a search box is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. We do not keep or log those query terms on our own systems. The provider's rules and privacy practices apply to its processing.
Messages Sent to Us
If you email us or use a contact channel, we retain the message and related details as needed to respond. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Visit Information
Standard logs and measurement tools may record basic technical details when a page loads. Those details can include:
- The Internet Protocol address used for the visit
- The browser name and version
- The device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring page or site, when available
- The date and time of each request
Cookies and Similar Tools
Cookies help measure how visitors move through the site. You may block or clear them through browser settings, although some functions may then work differently.
How Information Is Used
Collected information supports the site's operation and helps us understand how it performs. We may use it to:
- Deliver pages and maintain reasonable performance
- Send a submitted query to the correct search partner
- Measure which pages visitors find useful
- Detect errors and repair technical problems
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests
Privacy Beyond This Site
Links may lead to sheriff or corrections pages, government portals, custody tools, court systems, and outside search services. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy policy governs its collection and use of information.
Some advertising partners may use their own technology to recognize activity across websites and tailor ads. Any cross-site tracking occurs within those partners' systems, not through a Lafayette County government system or a database maintained here.
Limited Data Recipients
We do not sell personal information. Data may still be processed or disclosed to the following parties for the stated function or when law requires it:
- Search partners that receive submitted query terms
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads
- Law enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security Measures
We use customary safeguards suited to the information handled by the site. No Internet service, storage method, or transmission can be guaranteed fully secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than eighteen. If a minor has submitted information, contact us and request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify the request, you may ask us to:
- Provide a copy of personal data we hold about you
- Correct personal data that is inaccurate
- Delete personal data when a valid right applies
- Stop certain processing where an opt-out right applies
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as the site or its service providers change. A revised version will be posted here with a new effective date.