Information Sent Directly
Search Terms
A name, location, or other text entered into a search box is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Decatur County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own servers. The provider's privacy policy controls what that provider does with the request.
Messages and Requests
If a visitor sends an email or uses a contact form, the message and the contact details supplied with it may be kept so a reply can be made. Those submissions are not shared outside the operating organization unless disclosure is required by law, court order, or another valid legal process.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Normal page delivery can produce basic technical information about the request and the device. Depending on the hosting, analytics, and advertising services in use, that information may include:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on each
- The referring page, when one is supplied
- Request and visit timestamps
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies or similar browser storage may help measure how visitors use the pages and whether features work as intended. Browser controls can block or delete them. A blocked cookie may cause a partner tool, measurement feature, or other page function to behave differently.
How Information Is Used
Data is used for ordinary service and maintenance purposes, including:
- Keeping the pages available and responsive
- Sending search requests to the selected partner service
- Understanding which topics visitors find useful
- Finding errors, abuse, and technical faults
- Displaying advertising that may be relevant to general interests
Links Beyond This Service
Pages may link to the Decatur County Sheriff's booking gateway, the Decatur County Jail page, court records, the Georgia Department of Corrections, federal locators, and outside search tools. Once a visitor leaves for one of those destinations, that organization's privacy notice and data practices apply. This service does not control another office's collection, retention, security, or uptime.
Some advertising partners can use their own technologies to measure activity across different sites and deliver interest-based ads. That tracking occurs on the partner's systems under the partner's terms, not under the control of the Decatur County sheriff or court.
Possible Data Recipients
Personal information is not sold by this service. Information may nevertheless be available to the following categories when needed to provide the service or comply with law:
- Search partners that process submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure page use
- Advertising networks and their service vendors
- Law-enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order
Security Efforts
Reasonable operational and technical safeguards are used for information handled by the service. No internet-connected system is completely secure, however. For that reason, Decatur County Busted Mugshots cannot promise that data will never be accessed, changed, lost, or exposed through an incident.
Visitors Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a person under 18 has sent personal data, a parent or guardian may use the contact route to request its deletion, subject to records that must be retained by law.
Your Privacy Choices
Visitors may ask what personal information is held about them and may request an appropriate correction or deletion. Available requests can include:
- A copy of personal data maintained by the service
- Correction of inaccurate personal details
- Deletion of information that is not required to be kept
- Opting out of certain uses or processing where that choice is available
Requests should describe the information at issue and provide a way to respond. They can be sent through the Contact Us page. A request may be limited when fulfilling it would violate another person's rights, conflict with a legal duty, or require records that belong to an official agency such as DCSO.
Policy Changes
This policy may be revised when the service, its partners, or applicable requirements change. A revised version will be posted here with a new effective date or other clear update notice. Continued use after a change means the updated practices apply going forward.