Information You Submit
Search Queries
A name, location, or similar term entered into a search tool is passed to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Dallas County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s terms and privacy practices apply to its handling of the query.
Messages
If you send an email or a contact-form message, the information in that message may be retained to respond and keep a record of the communication. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law or necessary to respond to a valid legal process.
Technical Data and Cookies
Like most web services, the site and its service providers can receive limited technical data when a browser loads a page. This information helps maintain the service, understand traffic patterns, and diagnose errors.
- Internet protocol address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on a page.
- Referring address, when one is supplied.
- Date and time of the request.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand how visitors use the service. Browser controls can block or remove cookies, but some functions may work differently when those controls are used. Advertising or analytics providers can also set technologies under their own policies.
How Information Is Used
Information is used for ordinary operation and improvement of the service, not to create an official government record.
- Operate and maintain the site.
- Send search requests to the appropriate partner service.
- Measure which information is useful to visitors.
- Find, prevent, and correct technical problems.
- Deliver advertising that may reflect inferred interests.
External Services and Links
Links can lead to government record portals, jail and custody tools, court systems, search providers, and other outside services. Once you leave this site, the destination service controls its own collection, security, and privacy practices. Review that service’s notice before submitting information there.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to observe activity across sites and deliver interest-based advertising. That activity occurs under the provider’s policies and technology, rather than through a claim that this site controls every outside service.
When Data May Be Shared
Personal information is not sold as a standalone product. It can be shared with limited recipients when needed for the service or when law requires disclosure.
- Search partners that process search queries.
- Analytics services that help measure performance.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure advertising.
- Law enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order.
Security Practices
Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to protect information handled by the site. No internet-connected system can promise complete security, however, and no method of transmission or storage is guaranteed to be free from risk.
Visitors Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If a minor has supplied personal information, a request can be made to have that information removed from records held by the site.
Your Information Choices
Subject to applicable law and the information actually held, you may ask about information connected to a message you sent.
- Request a copy of personal information held in a direct communication.
- Ask that inaccurate contact information be corrected.
- Request deletion of personal information where appropriate.
- Opt out of certain processing when that option applies.
Notice Changes
This notice may be revised as the service, law, or its vendors change. A revised version will be posted here with an updated effective date. Continued use after posting means the revised notice applies to future use.