Information You Choose to Send
Search entries
Names or locations entered into a search box are sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Monroe County Busted Mugshots does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems after the request is passed along. The provider’s privacy policy and terms govern its handling.
Messages and requests
An email or contact message may include a name, email address, phone number, or other details a visitor chooses to provide. Those messages are retained long enough to read, respond, and keep a basic business record. They are not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law or needed to protect rights and safety.
Technical Data and Cookies
Routine page requests may produce technical information used to keep the service working:
- Internet Protocol address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on each page.
- Referring page, when one is provided.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies and similar tools
Cookies may help understand how visitors use the pages, remember a setting, or support a partner tool. Browser controls can block or delete cookies. Some functions may behave differently when they are blocked.
How Information Is Used
Collected information may be used to:
- Keep the pages available, secure, and responsive.
- Send a search request to the partner service selected by the visitor.
- Learn which topics and pages are useful.
- Find, diagnose, and correct technical faults.
- Show advertising that may be relevant to a visitor’s interests.
Links Beyond These Pages
The pages link to sheriff and police records offices, jail information, court portals, IDOC, VINE, federal locators, local news, and outside search services. Once a visitor follows a link, that organization’s privacy notice controls its collection and use of information.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity across different websites or deliver interest-based advertising. Those activities occur under the partner’s rules, not under this policy.
Who May Receive Data
Personal information is not sold by Monroe County Busted Mugshots. It may be available to the following categories when needed to provide a function or meet a legal duty:
- Search partners that process a submitted query.
- Analytics providers that measure page use.
- Advertising networks and their service vendors.
- Law-enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order or lawful request.
Security Practices
Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used for information under the service’s control. No internet-connected system is completely secure, however, and no promise can be made that data will never be exposed, lost, or accessed without permission.
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 a message or other personal data, a parent or guardian may use the Contact Us route to ask that it be reviewed and deleted where appropriate.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and identity verification, a visitor may ask about information held in the service’s own systems. Requests may include:
- A copy of personal information held.
- Correction of inaccurate information.
- Deletion of information that is no longer needed or that law permits to be removed.
- An opt-out from certain uses, such as non-essential analytics or advertising where that option is available.
Search information passed to a third-party provider must be addressed with that provider.
Changes and Effective Date
This policy may be revised as the pages, partners, or legal requirements change. The updated version will be posted here with a new effective date or other clear notice. Continued use after an update means the revised practices apply to future activity.