Information You Send
Search Entries
A name, location, or other search entry submitted through the site's search tool is transmitted to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Heard County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own end.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us or send a contact-form message, we may keep the message and the details you provide so we can review and answer it. We do not share those messages outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Like many websites, this site may receive basic technical information when a page loads, such as:
- Your IP address
- Your browser and browser version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you view and the time spent on each
- The referring site, when one is supplied
- Visit and page-load timestamps
Cookies
Cookies may help us understand how visitors use the site. You can block or remove cookies through your browser settings, although some features may behave differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- To keep the site operating and responsive
- To send search requests to the appropriate partner service
- To learn which pages and explanations are useful
- To diagnose and correct technical problems
- To display advertising that may be relevant to visitor interests
When You Follow an Outside Link
This guide links to official resources such as the Heard County Sheriff's Office, its Jail Division, the HCSO open-records form, the Heard Superior Court, Georgia Courts e-access, and the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search. It also links to federal locators such as the BOP locator and ICE locator, as well as some third-party search tools. Once you leave this site, the destination's own privacy notice controls its handling of your information.
Some advertising partners may track activity across different websites to support interest-based advertising. That activity occurs on the partners' systems, not under this site's direct control.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal data. Information may nevertheless be handled by the following parties when needed for the purposes described above:
- Search partners that process submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks and their service providers
- Law-enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order
Security and Its Limits
We use ordinary security practices intended to protect information in our care. No internet-connected system is completely secure, however, and we cannot promise that data will be immune from every breach, interception, or unauthorized access.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If a person under 18 has submitted data, a parent or guardian may contact us through the Contact Us page to ask that it be deleted.
Your Data Choices
- Ask what personal data we hold about you
- Ask us to correct information that is inaccurate
- Request deletion of information we hold
- Opt out of certain types of processing where that option applies
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this Privacy Notice as the site, its tools, or its practices change. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Continuing to use the site after an update means you accept the revised notice.