Information You Submit
Queries Sent Through Search
A name or place entered in a search box is transmitted to the third-party provider that operates the tool. We do not store or log those search terms on our own systems. The provider's policy governs its handling of the query.
Messages Sent to Us
We retain email and contact-form content as needed to answer the sender. We do not share those messages outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Automatic Technical Information
Normal web operations may record technical details when a page loads, including:
- Internet Protocol address;
- browser name and version;
- device type and operating system;
- pages viewed and time spent on them;
- the referring page or site, when supplied; and
- request dates and timestamps.
Cookies
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site. A browser can reject or delete them, though blocking cookies may cause some functions to behave differently.
How Information Is Used
Collected information supports a limited set of operating purposes:
- keeping pages available and responsive;
- sending a search to the selected partner service;
- understanding which resources visitors use;
- diagnosing errors and technical problems; and
- displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
External Websites and Advertising
Links may lead to Buncombe County jail resources, arrest feeds, sheriff pages, North Carolina corrections services, government portals, and independent search tools. Once a visitor follows a link, the destination's privacy policy controls its data practices.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select targeted advertising. That tracking occurs under the partner's controls, not ours.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be provided to:
- search partners that process a submitted query;
- analytics providers that measure site use;
- advertising networks that deliver ads; and
- law-enforcement or government authorities responding to a valid legal order.
Security Measures
We use standard safeguards intended to protect information. No website, network, storage service, or internet transmission is fully secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may contact us to request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and the data we hold, a person may:
- request a copy of their personal data;
- ask us to correct inaccurate information;
- request deletion of personal data; or
- object to or opt out of certain processing.
These rights concern data controlled by this site. Requests about a government arrest record must go to the agency that maintains it under North Carolina public-records law.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as practices or legal duties change. A revised version takes effect when posted here with its new effective date.