Information Sent Directly
Search terms
A name or location entered into a search box is sent to the third-party provider that powers that tool. Martin County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
Contact messages and email addresses are kept as needed to read and answer the request. They are not shared outside the operation unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data and Cookies
Normal page delivery can create technical logs such as:
- IP address and general network details.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages visited, time spent, referring page, and timestamps.
Cookies may help measure how visitors use the pages and support site functions. Browser settings can block cookies, although some features may behave differently.
How Information Is Used
Information may be used to keep pages working, route a search to the selected partner, understand which pages help visitors, find technical faults, and show advertising that may reflect interests. Search partners, analytics services, and advertising systems may use their own identifiers under their own policies.
Outside Links
The pages link to the regional jail, sheriff and police offices, courts, NCDAC, federal locators, news outlets, and third-party search services. Once a visitor leaves for one of those services, that operator’s privacy notice controls. Advertising partners may track activity across sites on their systems, not through a promise that this service controls their practices.
Who May Receive Data
Personal data is not sold by this service. It may be handled by search partners receiving queries, analytics providers, advertising networks, and law-enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure. A source agency’s public-record rules are separate from this policy.
Security and Age Limits
Reasonable security practices are used, but no internet-connected system is fully secure and no breach-proof promise is made. The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. A parent or minor may ask that submitted information be deleted.
Your Choices and Rights
Subject to applicable law, a visitor may ask for:
- A copy of personal data held about the visitor.
- Correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Deletion of information where erasure is available.
- Opt-out of certain processing or communications.
Requests should identify the information and a way to respond. A third-party provider may need to handle a search-query request directly.
Policy Changes
This policy may be revised as the service or law changes. The updated version will be posted here with a new effective date. Continued use after an update means the revised practices apply.