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Privacy Policy

This policy explains what information is collected during a visit, why it is used, and when it may be disclosed. Continued use of Jackson County Criminal History means you accept these practices. This private website is separate from Jackson County and Oregon public offices, whose government records are controlled by different laws and agency policies.

Data You Give Us Directly

Search Queries

A name or location entered in a search box goes directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the query and returns its results. We do not store or log those search terms on our systems.

Messages and Contact Submissions

We retain a direct message so our team can respond and preserve the correspondence. It is not shared outside our organization unless disclosure is legally required.

Data We Gather Automatically

Our servers automatically receive basic technical details when a page loads:

  • Your device's assigned IP address
  • Browser name and version
  • Operating system and device category
  • Visited pages and time spent on them
  • A referring site, when reported
  • The time of each page request

Cookies and Analytics

Cookies are small files stored on a device. Along with analytics services, they help measure aggregate traffic, popular pages, and exit points. Browser controls can reject cookies, though blocking them may change how parts of the site function.

What We Do With This Data

  • Operating the website and improving page speed
  • Routing a search to the selected outside provider
  • Measuring useful content and areas needing improvement
  • Finding and resolving technical faults
  • Displaying ads that may reflect visitor interests

No Criminal-Record Data on File

We do not maintain, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The site identifies routes to Jackson County Sheriff's Criminal Records, Oregon courts, Oregon State Police CJIS, and the Oregon Sex Offender Inquiry System. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report or a record about another person.

Third-Party Search Partners

Outside companies power the search boxes. Their privacy notices, retention rules, and sharing practices govern information submitted through a tool. We do not control those terms, so review the provider's policy before searching.

Links to Other Websites

Links lead to sheriff pages, court portals, Oregon agencies, legal-aid resources, and private search services. The destination's privacy policy applies after leaving this website. Read it before providing personal information.

Advertising providers may use their systems to measure activity across websites and select targeted ads. We do not operate that tracking infrastructure.

Who Might See Your Data

We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be available to:

  • Analytics vendors measuring site use and performance
  • Search partners processing a submitted query
  • Advertising networks serving ads on our pages
  • Public authorities acting under a valid legal order

How We Protect Your Data

We use standard safeguards for collected information. No internet service is fully secure, however, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.

Users Under 18

This website is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Data identified as belonging to a minor will be deleted.

Your Data Rights

Oregon's Unlawful Trade Practices Act, ORS 646.605 through 646.656, may provide rights beyond this policy. Oregon Public Records Law, ORS 192.311 through 192.478, governs records held by public bodies rather than visitor data on this private site. Public-agency criminal-history disclosure is separately controlled by ORS 181A.220 and ORS 181A.245. At a minimum, you may:

  • Ask what personal data we have about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Seek deletion of your personal data
  • Decline certain forms of processing

Updates to This Policy

We may revise this privacy policy. Each replacement appears on this page with a new effective date.

Effective date: August 3, 2026