Information You Submit
Queries Sent to Search Providers
A name, place, or other term entered in a search box is transmitted to the third-party provider operating that tool. Shelby County Recent Arrests does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's policy controls its handling.
Messages You Send
We retain email or contact-form messages as needed to answer them. We do not share those messages outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Standard web systems may record technical information when a page loads:
- Internet Protocol address;
- browser name and version;
- device category and operating system;
- pages viewed and time spent;
- the referring website, when supplied; and
- request dates and timestamps.
Cookies and Browser Choices
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site. Browser controls can reject or remove them, although some functions may then work differently.
Reasons We Use Data
- Operate the site and maintain reasonable speed;
- send submitted searches to the selected partner;
- understand which Shelby County pages are useful;
- diagnose and repair technical faults; and
- display advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
Links and External Services
Links may lead to Shelby County jail and arrest reports, Iowa Courts, IDOC, federal locators, and independent search services. After a visitor leaves, the destination's privacy terms apply.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and tailor ads. That tracking occurs under the partner's practices, not as a Shelby County government function.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may be handled by:
- search partners processing a query;
- analytics providers measuring use;
- advertising networks serving ads; and
- law-enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order.
Our Security Approach
We use ordinary safeguards suited to this type of website. No internet-connected service can promise perfect security or guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Contact us if a minor submitted data so a deletion request can be reviewed.
Your Privacy Choices
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold;
- request correction of inaccurate personal information;
- ask that eligible data be erased; and
- opt out of processing where the applicable law provides that choice.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as practices or requirements change. A revision becomes effective when posted here with its new effective date.