Information You Send
Search entries
A name, location, or other text entered into a search box is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Massac County Busted Mugshots does not claim to store or log those search terms on its own servers. The provider may keep and use them under its own terms.
Messages and contact details
If you email us or send a contact message, the message, address, and related details are kept so we can read it and reply. They are not shared outside the operating organization unless disclosure is needed to comply with law, protect rights, or handle a security issue.
Technical Data and Cookies
Routine server and analytics tools may receive technical details when a page loads. The set can include:
- IP address or a shortened network identifier
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on them
- Referring page, when supplied
- Access timestamps
Cookie choices
Cookies or similar storage can help measure how visitors use the pages and keep a feature working. Browser settings can block or delete them. A blocked cookie may change how some tools behave, but it does not change the official record held by a sheriff, court, or corrections agency.
Why We Use Information
Information is used for ordinary operation and service improvement, including these purposes:
- Keeping the pages available and responsive
- Sending a search request to the correct outside provider
- Learning which topics and pages help visitors
- Finding errors, abuse, and technical faults
- Showing advertising that may be relevant to a visitor
Links Beyond This Domain
The pages link to the Massac Sheriff, city police, court, IDOC, BOP, ICE, legal-aid, news, and outside search resources. Once a visitor follows one of those links, the destination controls its own collection, storage, cookies, security, and privacy terms. Massac County Busted Mugshots does not control the destination’s uptime or data practices.
Advertising partners may use their own tools to measure activity across sites or show interest-based advertising. That activity occurs on the partner’s systems and is governed by the partner’s notice and choices.
Who May Receive Data
Personal information is not sold by this reference service. It may be available to the following categories when needed for the purposes above or when law requires it:
- Search providers that receive submitted queries
- Analytics services that measure site use
- Advertising networks and their service vendors
- Law-enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order
Security Efforts
Reasonable standard safeguards are used for information handled by the service. No internet-connected system is perfectly secure, so this notice does not promise that data will be breach-proof or that a transmission cannot be intercepted.
Visitors Under 18
The service is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent personal data, a parent or guardian may use the Contacts page to ask that it be reviewed and deleted where appropriate.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on the information and the law that applies, a person may ask about:
- A copy of personal information held by the service
- Correction of an inaccurate contact detail
- Deletion of information that no longer needs to be kept
- Opting out of certain analytics, advertising, or other processing
Requests should identify the message or data at issue. A third-party search provider may need to receive a separate request because Massac County Busted Mugshots does not control its logs.
Changes to This Notice
Privacy practices may change as the pages, tools, or laws change. A revised notice will be posted here with a new effective date. Continued use after an update means the revised terms apply to future use.