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Privacy Notice

This notice describes information connected with a visit to Wilkes County Recent Arrests, including information supplied by a visitor, technical data gathered automatically, and search terms sent to an outside provider. It also explains how data may be used or shared and what choices may be available. By using the site, a visitor accepts the practices described here.

Information You Submit

Queries Sent to Search Providers

A name, county, location, or other term entered in a search box is transmitted to the independent provider that operates that tool. Wilkes County Recent Arrests does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy policy and terms govern its handling of the query and any later account or payment activity.

Messages You Send

If you send an email or other contact message, the information in it may be retained long enough to understand and answer the request. Contact messages are not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law. Do not send sensitive identification, financial information, or material intended for the Sheriff, jail, police, or court.

Technical Information Collected

Standard web technology can record basic details when a page loads. These details help operate and evaluate the site and may include:

  • The internet protocol address used for the visit
  • The browser name and version
  • The device category and operating system
  • Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them
  • The referring website, when one is supplied
  • Dates and timestamps connected with requests

Browser Cookies

Cookies and similar technologies may help measure how visitors move through the site and whether features work as intended. A browser can be set to limit or reject cookies. Blocking them may cause some search, preference, measurement, or advertising functions to behave differently.

Purposes for Using Data

  • Keep pages available, responsive, and secure
  • Send a search request to the provider selected by the visitor
  • Understand which content and navigation routes are useful
  • Detect errors, abuse, and other technical problems
  • Display advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests

Websites Beyond Our Control

Wilkes County Recent Arrests links to the Wilkes County Sheriff and Jail, VINE, North Carolina courts and corrections, municipal police resources, federal and immigration locators, news sources, and independent search services. Once a visitor follows an outside link, that destination's privacy policy governs. This site's notice does not control an agency, publisher, advertiser, or search provider.

Advertising partners may use technology on their own systems to recognize activity across different websites and select interest-based advertisements. Any such cross-site tracking is performed under the partner's processes, not by this site as the operator of an official Wilkes County record system.

Parties That May Receive Data

Personal information is not sold by Wilkes County Recent Arrests. Limited information may be available to service providers or authorities when needed for the functions described in this notice:

  • Search partners that receive and process submitted queries
  • Analytics providers that measure traffic and site performance
  • Advertising networks that deliver or assess advertisements
  • Law-enforcement agencies or other government bodies responding under a valid legal order

Reasonable Security Measures

Standard safeguards are used to protect information under the site's control. No website, internet transmission, storage service, or connected system can be promised as completely secure. This notice therefore does not offer a breach-proof guarantee.

Visitors Under Eighteen

This service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted personal data, use the route on the Get in Touch page to request review and deletion.

Your Privacy Choices

  • Ask for a copy of personal data the site holds about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate personal information
  • Ask that eligible personal information be erased
  • Object to or opt out of certain processing where that right applies

These choices concern information held by this private site. A request about a government arrest, booking, court, or custody record must go to the agency that controls that record under North Carolina public-records law, including Chapter 132 where applicable.

Changes to This Notice

This privacy notice may be revised as site practices, service providers, or legal duties change. A new version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date so visitors can review the current terms.