Information Sent Directly
Search entries
A name or location entered into the public search widget is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Knox County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The partner's privacy notice and terms govern the request after it leaves this site.
Messages to the site
If you send an email or contact message, the information is kept long enough to read and answer it. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law, needed to protect rights or safety, or necessary for a service provider acting on the message.
Technical Details from a Visit
Like most public web pages, a visit can create routine server or analytics information. The categories may include:
- IP address or an approximate network location.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them.
- The referring site, if one supplied a visit.
- Visit dates and timestamps.
Cookies and similar tools
Cookies or similar technologies may help measure how visitors use the pages and keep certain functions working. Browser settings can block or delete them. Some features may behave differently when those tools are disabled.
How the Information Is Used
- Keep the pages available and improve response speed.
- Send search requests to the partner service selected for that tool.
- Understand which pages visitors find useful.
- Find, diagnose, and repair technical problems.
- Display advertising that may reflect general interests.
Links and Outside Services
The pages link to jail and Sheriff sources, police departments, court portals, IDOC, federal locators, news outlets, and third-party search tools. Once you follow a link, that organization's privacy policy and terms control what it collects and how it uses the information.
Advertising partners may track activity across sites to support interest-based advertising on their own systems. This site does not control those partners' collection methods or settings.
Possible Recipients
Personal information is not sold by this site. It may be received by the following parties when needed for the purposes described above:
- Search partners that process entries submitted to their tools.
- Analytics services that measure page use.
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order or other legal duty requires disclosure.
Security Limits
Reasonable standard security practices are used for information under our control. No internet-connected system is completely secure, however, and this site cannot promise that data will be breach-proof or remain unavailable to every unauthorized party.
Visitors Under 18
The pages are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent personal information, a parent or guardian may contact us and ask that it be deleted, subject to any legal or technical limits.
Your Choices and Requests
- Ask what personal information we hold about a message or request.
- Ask us to correct an error in information we control.
- Ask for deletion where there is no legal reason to retain the information.
- Ask to opt out of certain processing or interest-based advertising where an applicable choice exists.
Changes to This Notice
This notice may be revised when the site, tools, laws, or data practices change. The newest version will be posted here with an updated effective date. Continued use after a change means the revised notice applies to later visits.