Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent to the outside company that operates it. That provider processes the request and supplies its results. McLean County Criminal History does not keep a local log of those query terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained long enough to answer and manage the exchange. It stays within the operating team unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, the server can receive routine technical details about that visit:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Small cookie files and analytics services help measure aggregate traffic, such as popular pages and exit points. Browser controls can block cookies, although some functions may then behave in a different way.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
No database of personal criminal records is stored, compiled, or sold here. The content identifies official McLean County routes, including the sheriff, Circuit Court Clerk, Kentucky State Police Criminal Identification and Records Branch, and Kentucky Sex Offender Registry. This operation is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not assembled into consumer reports about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Their own privacy terms govern submitted data, retention, and sharing, so those policies should be reviewed before a query is sent.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to sheriff pages, Kentucky court resources, state agencies, legal services, or outside search providers. Once a visitor leaves this domain, the destination's policy controls its collection and use of information.
Certain advertising partners may track your activity across sites to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be handled by:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices are used for collected data. No internet system can be guaranteed against every breach, so absolute security cannot be promised.
Users Under 18
The resource is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A verified report of a minor's submitted data will be handled through deletion.
Your Data Rights
Rights vary with residence and applicable law. The Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 through 61.884, and KRS 17.150 govern access to covered government records rather than data held by this private operation. A person may ask to:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or law change. A replacement version will appear here with its new effective date.
Effective date: July 26, 2026