Information You Send
Search Queries
Names or places entered in a search box are sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool so it can return results. California Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own site.
Messages and Requests
If you send a message or submit a correction, the information is kept so the request can be reviewed or answered. It is not shared outside the organization unless needed to handle the request or required by law. Include only the details needed to explain the issue.
Technical Data and Cookies
When a page loads, standard server and analytics tools may collect technical details such as:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on each
- Referring site, if one was used
- Date and time stamps
Cookie Use
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site and support some page functions. Browser settings can block or clear them. A feature may behave differently if a needed cookie is disabled.
How Information Is Used
Information supports the operation of the California reference pages and the tools that serve them. It may be used to:
- Keep pages available and working;
- Route search requests to the provider selected for that tool;
- Measure which pages visitors use;
- Find and fix technical faults;
- Show ads that may relate to a visitor’s interests.
Links to Other Services
Pages link to county rosters, sheriff and corrections systems, court resources, federal locators, county sites, and outside search tools. Once you leave this site, the linked provider’s privacy policy and data practices govern. California Busted Mugshots does not control how another agency or service handles information.
Some advertising partners may track activity across more than one site for ad selection. That tracking occurs on the partner’s systems, not through a feature controlled here. Review the partner’s own notice before submitting personal information.
Who May Receive Data
Personal data is not sold by California Busted Mugshots. Depending on how a visitor uses the site, information may be handled by:
- Search partners that receive a query;
- Analytics services that report page use;
- Advertising networks serving an ad;
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order.
Security Practices
Reasonable safeguards are used to protect information held by the site. No internet-connected service can promise complete security, and no statement here guarantees that a system is free from every breach or misuse.
Visitors Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect information from anyone under eighteen. If a minor has sent information, a parent or guardian may use the site’s available contact channel to ask that it be deleted.
Your Data Requests
You may ask about personal information held by the site. A request can seek:
- A copy of information associated with your message;
- A correction to an inaccurate detail you submitted;
- Deletion of information the site holds;
- An opt-out from certain processing where available.
A search query sent directly to an outside provider is governed by that provider’s policy and must be addressed to that provider. A government record is controlled by the agency or court that keeps it.
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised as the site or its services change. The current wording will appear here, and a new effective date will be shown when an update is posted.