Information You Choose to Send
Terms Entered in Search Tools
A name, place, or other term entered into a search box is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. We do not keep or log those search terms on our own system. The provider's privacy terms control its handling of the query.
Emails and Other Messages
When you send an email or contact message, we retain what is needed to read and answer it. We do not share that message outside the organization unless a legal duty requires disclosure.
Technical Details Collected Automatically
Normal website logs and measurement tools may record basic technical details when a page loads, including:
- The internet protocol address used for the visit
- Browser name and version
- Device class and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring page or site, when supplied
- Date and time stamps
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies help show how visitors use the site and support some functions. A browser can reject or remove them, although a blocked cookie may cause certain features to work differently.
Reasons We Use the Data
Collected data supports a small set of operational purposes:
- Keeping pages available and responsive
- Passing search requests to the selected partner service
- Understanding which records topics visitors use
- Finding errors, abuse, and technical failures
- Displaying advertising that may reflect general interests
Privacy Beyond Our Pages
Links lead to sheriff and corrections pages, release-record sources, government portals, and outside search tools. After a visitor follows a link, the destination's own privacy terms govern. We do not control its data practices.
Advertising companies may measure activity across more than one site to select ads. That tracking occurs through their systems, not through a Decatur County government record system operated here.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be available to:
- Search partners that process a submitted query
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks serving or measuring ads
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard practices intended to protect information and site systems. No internet service is fully secure, however, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.
Use by People Under Eighteen
This site is meant for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted data may contact us and request deletion.
Requests About Your Data
Depending on applicable law and the data held, you may ask us to:
- Provide a copy of personal data we hold
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Erase data where the law permits
- Stop certain forms of processing
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as site practices or legal duties change. A revised version will appear on this page with a new effective date.