Information You Submit
Search entries
A name, place, or other term entered in a search tool passes to the independent provider operating that tool. This site does not store or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
If you send an email or contact message, we keep the information needed to answer it. We do not disclose the message outside the organization unless the law requires it.
Automatic Technical Data
Routine logs and measurement tools may collect:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent
- Referring page, when available
- Date and time of the visit
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site. A browser can reject cookies, although blocking them may change how some features work.
How Information Is Used
Collected data may be used to:
- operate the site and maintain its speed;
- send a search request to the selected provider;
- understand which pages readers use;
- diagnose and repair technical faults; and
- display advertising that may reflect a visitor’s interests.
Links and Advertising
Links may lead to the Benton County Sheriff, Iowa Courts, Iowa corrections resources, federal locators, news sources, and private search tools. Once you leave this site, the destination’s privacy terms apply. Advertising partners may track activity across websites for interest-based advertising through their own systems.
Possible Data Recipients
We do not sell personal information. Data may still reach:
- search partners that process a submitted query;
- analytics providers;
- advertising networks; and
- law-enforcement or government authorities responding to a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
Standard safeguards are used to protect information. No website, network, or internet transmission is entirely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This service is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. Use the Get in Touch page to request deletion if a minor submitted information.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law, you may ask for a copy of personal data we hold, request a correction or deletion, or object to certain processing. Iowa Code Chapter 22 governs access to government records, not data held by this private site. Send privacy requests through the Get in Touch page.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this notice when our practices or legal duties change. A revised policy takes effect when it is posted with its new effective date.