Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When you enter a name, place, or other term in a search tool, that request is sent to the third-party provider operating the tool. Wayne County Recent Arrests does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider may handle the request under its separate privacy practices.
Emails and Other Messages
If you email us or submit a contact message, we retain the information needed to read and answer it. Those communications are not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Information Collected Automatically
Basic technical and usage details may be recorded when a page loads. These records help the site function, show broad traffic patterns, and identify errors. They may include:
- Your Internet Protocol address
- Your browser name and version
- Your device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when one is available
- The date and time of each visit
Cookies and Browser Controls
Cookies may be used to understand how visitors move through the site and to support site features. You can limit or block cookies through your browser settings. Some functions may respond differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
Collected information is used for a limited set of operating and service purposes:
- Keeping pages available and responsive
- Sending search requests to the appropriate partner service
- Understanding which content visitors find useful
- Finding, diagnosing, and correcting technical problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
Links and Outside Services
Wayne County Recent Arrests links to sheriff and jail resources, booking information, Missouri Department of Corrections pages, government portals, and third-party search services. Once you follow one of those links, the destination's privacy policy controls how it collects and uses information. This notice does not govern an outside website.
Advertising partners may use their own technology to recognize activity across websites and select interest-based advertisements. That tracking takes place through their systems, not systems operated by this site.
When Information May Be Shared
We do not sell personal information. Data may still pass to a service that performs a specific function or to an authority acting through lawful process. Possible recipients include:
- Search partners that process submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver ads
- Law enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order
Safeguarding Information
Reasonable, standard security practices are used to protect information under our control. However, no website, network, or internet transmission can be guaranteed completely secure. We therefore cannot promise that data will never be accessed, lost, or disclosed without authorization.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor sent personal data, contact us so the submission can be reviewed and deleted.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and the information actually held, you may ask us to:
- Provide a copy of personal data maintained about you
- Correct information that is inaccurate
- Erase personal data in our possession
- Stop certain forms of processing
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised as site practices or legal requirements change. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.