Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent to the third-party company operating that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its result. We do not keep a separate log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained long enough to answer and manage the exchange. We keep it within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers receive routine technical details when a page loads:
- Page-view timestamps
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring site, when supplied
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that help measure use, including popular pages and common exit points. Analytics providers combine that traffic information for reporting. A browser can block cookies, although doing so may change how some features behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Route a search request to the selected partner service
- Maintain performance and availability
- Find and repair technical faults
- Assess which pages are useful or need revision
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The published material identifies how to reach the Harnett County sheriff, North Carolina courts, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry. The North Carolina Public Records Law, principally Chapter 132, governs access to qualifying government records, while G.S. 132-1.4 gives criminal-investigation information special treatment. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and do not turn visitor data into consumer reports or third-party criminal profiles.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy terms, retention periods, and sharing rules govern information entered there, and we do not control those practices. Review the provider's policy before sending a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to sheriff, court, state agency, or third-party search pages. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy policy applies. Read it before providing personal details.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across sites and select targeted ads.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may be received by:
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and performance
- Search partners handling a submitted query
- Advertising networks serving page ads
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
We use customary safeguards for collected data. No internet service can guarantee perfect security, so those measures cannot eliminate every risk of loss or unauthorized access.
Users Under 18
This resource is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such data, we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Rights can vary with the law that applies to a visitor. North Carolina's Chapter 132 concerns records held by government agencies and does not turn this private site into a public-record custodian. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Request access to personal information we hold
- Ask that inaccurate information be corrected
- Seek deletion where the law permits
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where available
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy. Any new version will appear here with an updated effective date, so visitors should review it from time to time.
Effective date: August 1, 2026