Information You Submit
A name or location entered in a search tool is sent to the independent provider operating that tool. We do not store or log those search terms on our systems. Emails and contact-form messages are retained as needed to answer the sender and are not shared outside the organization unless the law requires it.
Automatic Technical Data
Each visit can create routine server, analytics, and device data:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent
- Referring page, when supplied
- Date and time stamps
Cookies help measure use and support site functions. Browser controls can block cookies, though some features may then work differently.
How Information Is Used
Collected data supports limited operational purposes:
- Operating and improving site speed
- Sending search requests to the selected partner
- Learning which pages visitors find useful
- Detecting faults and security problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect interests
Links and Advertising
Links can lead to CCSO, the Columbia County Detention Facility, the Clerk, FDC, federal locators, booking resources, and outside search tools. Once a visitor leaves, the destination's privacy policy applies. Advertising partners may track activity across sites for interest-based ads using their systems, not records stored by this site.
When Data May Be Shared
We do not sell personal information. Data may be handled by:
- Search providers processing a submitted query
- Analytics vendors measuring site use
- Advertising networks serving ads
- Law-enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Security Measures
Reasonable, commonly used safeguards protect information under our control. No website, network, or storage system is fully secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This service 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 use Contact Us to request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law, a person may ask for a copy of personal data we hold, request correction, seek deletion, or object to certain processing. These rights concern our data, not public records held by CCSO, the Clerk, FDC, or another government custodian.
Changes to This Notice
Privacy practices may change. A revised notice becomes effective when posted here with its new effective date.