Information Supplied by Visitors
Search terms
A name, location, or other term entered into a search widget is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Alexander County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own end. The provider may have a separate privacy policy.
Messages
An email or contact message is kept as needed to read and answer it. It is not shared outside the operating organization unless disclosure is required by law, court order, or a safety need.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
When a page loads, ordinary technical information may be recorded by hosting, analytics, advertising, or security services. It can include IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, time of visit, approximate location, and error or performance data. This information helps keep pages working, measure use, prevent abuse, and understand broad traffic patterns.
- Page address and referring address
- Browser, device, and operating-system details
- IP address and approximate region
- Visit time, clicks, and performance events
- Security logs and error information
Cookies and Similar Tools
Cookies or related storage may remember settings, support the search widget, measure visits, deliver advertising, or protect forms. A browser can block or delete cookies, though some features may not work as intended. Third-party providers may set their own cookies under their own notices.
How Information Is Used
Information may be used to operate and secure the pages, respond to messages, understand page performance, improve explanations, provide search results, show advertising, and meet legal obligations. Search queries remain subject to the third-party provider’s handling. No page is intended to create a government custody record.
When Information May Be Shared
Information may be available to the search provider, hosting and analytics vendors, advertising networks, and contractors that help operate the service. It may also be disclosed to law enforcement or another authority when required by a valid legal order or when necessary to address a serious security or safety issue. A linked Sheriff, court, NCDAC, BOP, ICE, news, or aggregator page has its own data practices.
Links to Other Services
Pages link to Alexander County agencies, North Carolina courts and archives, state corrections, federal locators, news outlets, and unofficial publishers. Once a visitor leaves these pages, the outside operator controls its content, cookies, retention, and security. Review the outside privacy notice before submitting a name, message, document, or search.
Security and Retention
Reasonable safeguards are used, but no internet transmission or storage system is guaranteed secure. Messages and technical records may be kept for as long as needed for response, operations, security, accounting, or legal compliance. Retention periods can vary by the service that receives the data.
Children and User Choices
The service is not intended for people under 18. Do not knowingly submit a child’s personal information. Depending on the applicable law, a visitor may ask what personal information is held, request correction or deletion, object to certain uses, or withdraw consent where consent is the basis. Send a privacy question through the Contact page; identity or legal limits may apply.
Policy Updates
This policy may change when the service, vendors, law, or data practices change. The revised version becomes effective when posted with a new date or updated text. Continued use after an update means the revised practices apply.