Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
A name, place, or other detail entered in a search tool is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. This site does not keep or log those query terms on its own systems. The provider's separate privacy rules govern its handling of a submitted query.
Emails and Other Messages
If you email or send a contact message, we keep the information needed to read and answer it. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Routine Technical Information
Standard logs may record limited technical facts when a page loads. This helps operate the site and understand broad usage patterns.
- The internet protocol address used for the request
- The browser name and version
- The device type and operating system
- The pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when available
- The date and time of the request
Cookies
Cookies may help measure how visitors use the pages. A browser can reject or remove cookies, although blocking them may cause some site features to work differently.
How Information Supports the Site
Collected information may be used for the following operational purposes:
- Keeping pages available and responsive
- Sending search requests to the selected search partner
- Learning which guides visitors find useful
- Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
Privacy Beyond This Website
Links may lead to the Mahaska County Sheriff's Office and Jail, Iowa VINE, Iowa Courts, the Iowa Department of Corrections, federal locators, city police pages, and outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy policy controls its collection and use of data.
Advertising companies may also use their own systems to recognize activity across different websites and select interest-based ads. That tracking takes place through those companies, not through records stored by this site.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be provided to:
- Search partners that process submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver ads
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security Measures
We use ordinary safeguards intended to protect information under our control. No website, network, or internet transmission is completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may contact us and request deletion.
Choices About Personal Data
Subject to applicable law, a person may ask for a copy of personal data we hold, request correction of inaccurate information, seek deletion, or object to certain processing. Use the Contact Us page to submit a request.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as the site or its services change. An updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.