Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When you type a name, place, or other detail into a search box operated by an outside provider, that query goes directly to the provider. Hancock County Recent Arrests does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s privacy terms apply to its processing.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or contact-form message, we retain the information needed to read and answer it. We do not share the message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Routine server, analytics, and advertising systems may create technical records when a page loads. Those records may include:
- Your Internet Protocol address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring site, when available.
- Date and time stamps for visits.
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies may be used to understand visits, remember basic preferences, and support site functions. You can block or delete cookies through browser controls, although some tools or page features may then work differently.
Reasons We Use Information
Collected information supports ordinary site operations and helps us understand performance.
- Maintain reliable and responsive pages.
- Send search requests to the selected partner service.
- Measure which resources visitors find useful.
- Diagnose errors, misuse, and technical failures.
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
Other Websites and Services
Links may lead to sheriff pages, jail rosters, Iowa court and corrections systems, federal locators, news publishers, or independent search services. Once you leave this site, the destination’s own privacy notice and data practices govern.
Advertising partners may use their systems to recognize activity across websites and tailor ads. That tracking is performed through the partner’s technology, not an official Hancock County system.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may still be handled by parties needed to provide or secure the service:
- Search partners that receive a submitted query.
- Analytics vendors that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement agencies or government bodies acting under a valid legal order.
Security Measures and Limits
Reasonable technical and administrative safeguards are used to protect information. No website, network, or electronic storage method is completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach or unauthorized access will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted personal information, contact us and request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, you may:
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Ask us to erase personal data where deletion rights apply.
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where available.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as site practices or legal duties change. An updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.