Information You Submit
A name, location, or other term entered in a search box passes to the third-party provider that operates the tool. We do not store or log those search terms on our systems. If you send an email or contact message, we retain it as needed to answer. We do not share that message outside the organization unless law requires it.
Automatic Technical Data
Ordinary page requests can produce technical and usage information, including:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent
- Referring website, when available
- Date and time stamps
Cookies help show how visitors use the site. You may block cookies in browser settings, though some functions may then behave differently.
How Data Is Used
We use available data for limited operating purposes:
- Keep pages available and responsive
- Send search requests to the selected provider
- Understand which content helps readers
- Diagnose errors and security concerns
- Display advertising that may reflect interests
Other Websites and Advertising
Links may lead to Polk County rosters, booking feeds, sheriff and corrections pages, government portals, or outside search tools. Once you leave, that service's privacy terms control. Advertising providers may measure activity across websites to select ads. That tracking occurs through their systems rather than ours.
Who May Receive Data
We do not sell personal data. Information may be handled by:
- Search partners that process submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks serving or measuring ads
- Law-enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Security Practices
We use reasonable safeguards appropriate to a public website. No networked service, storage method, or transmission can be promised as breach-proof, so absolute security is not guaranteed.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. Contact us if a minor submitted personal information so a deletion request can be reviewed.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and identity verification, you may ask to:
- Receive a copy of personal data we hold
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Delete information that may lawfully be erased
- Opt out of certain processing where that right applies
These choices concern data held by this private site. Requests about a Polk County public record must go to its government custodian. North Carolina's G.S. 132-1 defines public records and sets the state's free-or-minimal-cost policy; it does not turn a request to this private site into a government records request.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this notice as practices or legal duties change. Updated wording becomes effective when posted on this page.