Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is transmitted to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep or log those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain an email message when needed to answer it. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, the server may receive routine technical information about the visit:
- Page-view dates and times
- The referring website, when one is available
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Visited pages and time spent on them
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that help measure traffic patterns, including popular pages and points where visits end. Analytics vendors combine that usage data for reporting. A browser can reject cookies, although disabling them may change how some site functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing technical faults
- Operating the site and improving load speed
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
- Routing a search query to the tool provider
- Measuring which pages are useful and which need improvement
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The content identifies how Prince Edward County records may be requested from the Sheriff's Office, court clerks, Virginia State Police CCRE, and the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not compiled into a consumer report or a third-party criminal file.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and sharing practices govern data submitted to those tools. Review the provider's terms before running a query because we do not control its processing.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to court portals, sheriff pages, state agencies, legal-aid resources, and outside search tools. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy policy applies. Read it before providing personal details.
Advertising providers may track activity across websites to select ads. That processing occurs on their systems rather than ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may be available to:
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and performance
- Search providers processing a query
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
- Advertising networks placing ads on the site
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices protect collected information, but no internet system is completely secure. We work to reduce risk and cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such data, we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Rights may vary with applicable law. Virginia's Freedom of Information Act governs records held by public bodies, while Virginia Code § 19.2-389 controls dissemination of CCRE criminal-history information. Neither turns this private site into a government records custodian. Subject to applicable law, you may:
- Object to certain forms of processing
- Request deletion of personal data we retain
- Ask us to correct inaccurate personal information
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
Updates to This Policy
This policy may change. A revised version will appear here with an updated effective date, so return periodically to review current practices.
Effective date: August 10, 2026