Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its response. We do not retain or record those search terms on our own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
When you email us, the message may be kept long enough to respond and manage the exchange. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers receive basic technical details when a visitor loads a page:
- Page-view times and the pages opened
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- The device's assigned IP address
- Time spent on visited pages
- A referring website, when one is supplied
Cookies and Analytics
Small cookie files help measure how people move through the site, including popular pages and common exit points. Analytics providers combine this traffic information into broader reports. You may block cookies through your browser, although doing so can change how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
- Routing a search request to the selected partner
- Maintaining reliable and fast page delivery
- Finding and correcting technical faults
- Learning which content visitors use most
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not keep, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal-record data. The material identifies where Monongalia County records may be requested, including the Sheriff's Office, county courts, the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau, and the West Virginia Sex Offender Registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor data is not assembled into consumer reports or profiles about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Their own privacy terms govern information placed in those tools, and each provider controls its retention and sharing choices. Read the provider's policy before sending a query because this policy does not control that processing.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to sheriff, court, state agency, legal-aid, or outside search websites. Once you follow one, the destination's privacy policy applies. Review it before providing personal information.
Some advertising providers may measure activity across websites to select ads. That process occurs on the provider's systems.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Analytics services measuring traffic and performance
- Search providers processing a query
- Advertising networks serving page ads
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for collected data. No internet-connected system is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If such information was provided, contact us so it can be deleted.
Your Data Rights
Applicable privacy and consumer-protection law may provide rights based on the facts and your residence. The West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W. Va. Code §29B-1-1 et seq., governs qualifying requests to public bodies, while criminal-history dissemination is addressed by W. Va. Code §15-2-24. For data held by this private site, you may ask to:
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Receive a copy of personal information held about you
- Delete qualifying personal information
- Decline certain forms of processing when the law permits
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A changed version will appear here with its new effective date, so return periodically if you want to review current practices.
Effective date: August 11, 2026