Information You Choose to Send
Search terms and outside providers
A name, place, or other phrase entered into a search tool is passed to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Piatt County Busted Mugshots does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider may apply its own privacy notice and retention rules.
Messages and contact requests
If a visitor sends an email or contact message, the operator receives the details needed to read and answer it. Those messages are kept for that purpose and are not shared outside the operating organization unless disclosure is required by law or needed to protect the service.
Technical Details Collected
Like most public web pages, the service may receive routine technical details when a page loads. These details help show pages, measure performance, and investigate faults.
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring page or site, when one is supplied
- Date and time stamps for requests
Cookies and similar settings
Cookies may be used to understand how visitors use the pages or to support site functions. A browser can block or delete cookies. Some features may work differently when that setting is used.
How the Information Is Used
The operator uses collected information for ordinary service and business purposes, not to create an official Piatt County record.
- Keep the pages available and responsive
- Send a search request to the selected partner tool
- See which pages are useful to visitors
- Find errors, security problems, and other technical faults
- Support advertising that may be related to general visitor interests
Links and Services Elsewhere
Pages may link to Piatt County Sheriff's Office and jail information, the Circuit Clerk, Illinois Department of Corrections, federal locators, and other public resources. They may also point to third-party search tools. Once a visitor leaves this service, the destination's privacy policy, terms, cookies, and data practices apply.
Some advertising partners can recognize activity across different websites on their own systems for targeted advertising. That tracking is controlled by those partners, not by the public offices linked from the Piatt County records pages.
Who May Receive Information
Personal information is not sold by the operator. Depending on how a visitor uses the service, limited information may be handled by these groups:
- Search partners that receive queries submitted through their tools
- Analytics providers that measure page use and performance
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads
- Law-enforcement or other government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Security Is a Best Effort
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for information handled by the service. No internet-connected system is perfectly secure, however, and no promise can be made that data will always be protected from every loss, misuse, or unauthorized access.
Visitors Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted a message or other personal data, a parent or guardian may use the Contact Us page to ask for its deletion.
Choices About Your Data
A visitor may contact the operator to ask what personal information is held about that visitor and to request a reasonable correction or deletion. A visitor may also ask to opt out of certain processing, such as some analytics or advertising uses, where that choice is available. Requests should identify the information and the email address or other detail needed to locate it.
- Ask for a copy of personal data held
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Ask that personal data be erased when there is no reason to retain it
- Ask to stop or limit a type of processing where applicable
Changes to This Policy
These privacy practices may be revised as the service, vendors, or legal requirements change. A revised version will be posted here with a new effective date. Continued use after an update means the revised practices apply from that date forward.