Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search tool is transmitted directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its results. We do not retain those search terms in our own records.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain an email or other direct message as needed to answer it. Messages remain within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our systems automatically receive routine technical information when a page loads:
- Page-view times and the pages opened
- Device type and operating system
- Browser name and version
- The referring site, when one is reported
- Time spent on visited pages
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Small cookie files and analytics services help us measure traffic, popular pages, and where visits end. Browser controls can reject or remove cookies. Blocking them may change how some website functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Routing a search request to the selected partner service
- Maintaining reliable and efficient page delivery
- Finding and correcting technical faults
- Measuring which information visitors use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not build, keep, or sell a database of personal criminal records. Our material identifies the official custodians of Hitchcock County records, including the sheriff, the County and District Courts, the Nebraska State Patrol, and the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or a record about another person, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy terms, retention rules, and sharing practices govern information submitted through those tools. Review the relevant provider's policy before sending a query because we do not control its handling of that data.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to government offices, court services, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search providers. Once you leave this website, the destination's privacy policy governs. Check it before providing personal information.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. We do not operate that tracking.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information can be shared with:
- Analytics vendors measuring site performance
- Search providers processing a query you submit
- Advertising networks serving page advertisements
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices protect the information under our control. No internet service is immune from every failure, so we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone younger than 18. We will delete such information when we learn that a minor supplied it.
Your Data Rights
Your location may provide additional privacy or consumer rights. Nebraska's Public Records Law, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§84-712 through 84-712.09, governs access to government records rather than private-site visitor data, while §29-3523 limits public dissemination of certain criminal-history information. Subject to applicable law, you may:
- Request deletion of personal data we hold
- Ask what personal information we maintain about you
- Seek correction of inaccurate information
- Object to certain processing where that right applies
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy as practices change. A new version becomes available here with its current effective date.
Effective date: July 31, 2026