Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered into a search tool is sent to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Potter County Criminal History does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained long enough to review and answer it. Messages stay within the site team unless disclosure is required by a valid legal duty.
Data We Gather Automatically
Ordinary server logs can collect technical facts when a page loads, including:
- Page-view dates and times
- The device's IP address
- Browser name and version
- Operating system and device category
- Pages viewed and approximate visit length
- A referring site, when one is supplied
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They help show which pages draw traffic and how visitors move through the site. Analytics vendors may combine that activity into broad reports. Browser controls can block cookies, though disabling them may change how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
- Route a search request to the selected partner
- Keep pages available and improve load performance
- Diagnose errors and other technical faults
- Measure which pages are useful to visitors
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
No personal criminal-record database is hosted, compiled, or sold here. The site identifies official Potter County sources such as the Sheriff's Records Department and court clerks, along with the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or a file about another person, and this site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy policies govern submitted queries, retention, and any later sharing. Those rules are outside this site's control, so readers should inspect the selected provider's policy before entering data.
Links to Other Websites
Links lead to Potter County offices, Texas agencies, courts, legal resources, and outside search tools. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's privacy policy controls. It should be read before personal details are supplied.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. Their collection is governed by their policies.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may still reach:
- Analytics vendors that measure traffic and site performance
- Search providers that process a submitted query
- Advertising networks serving material on the pages
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices are used for collected data. No internet system is completely secure, however, and the site cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. A report that a minor supplied such data will be reviewed for deletion.
Your Data Rights
Applicable law may provide rights over personal data. Texas public records held by government offices follow the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code Chapter 552, while criminal-history access and dissemination are controlled in part by Government Code Chapter 411. Those laws govern official agencies, not a private request sent to this site. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Ask what personal data is retained
- Request correction of inaccurate personal data
- Seek deletion where the law permits it
- Object to certain processing where a legal right applies
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as site practices or legal duties change. A revised version will appear here with an updated effective date.
Effective date: August 9, 2026