Information You Submit
Search entries
A name or location entered in a search tool is sent to the independent provider operating that tool. This site does not store or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
If you send an email or contact-form message, we retain it as needed to answer you. We do not share that message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Automatic Technical Data
Standard technical records may be created when a page loads. They can include:
- Your Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when available
- Date and time records
Cookies
Cookies help show how visitors move through the site. You may block them through your browser, although some site functions may then work differently.
How Data Is Used
Collected information supports the operation and improvement of the site. Uses include:
- Keeping pages available and responsive
- Sending a search request to the selected partner
- Understanding which pages visitors find useful
- Detecting and correcting technical faults
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
Other Websites and Advertising
Links may lead to the Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office roster, Iowa Courts Online, the Iowa Department of Corrections, federal locators, news sources, and outside search tools. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy rules apply.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to follow activity across websites for interest-based advertising. That tracking occurs through their services, not as a record maintained by this site.
When Data May Be Shared
We do not sell personal information. Depending on how the site is used, data may be handled by:
- Search partners that process submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver ads
- Law-enforcement or government authorities acting under a valid legal order
Security Measures
We use customary safeguards intended to protect information. No website, network, or storage method is completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may use the Get in Touch page to request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law, you may ask to:
- Receive a copy of personal data we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Delete personal information we retain
- Opt out of certain processing
These rights concern data held by this private site. Iowa Code chapter 22 governs access to official public records held by Iowa agencies and does not turn this site into a government records custodian.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as site practices or legal requirements change. A revised version takes effect when posted here with its updated effective date.