Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When you type a name, place, or other term into a third-party search box, that query is sent to the provider operating the tool. Santa Clara County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's policies govern its receipt and handling of the query.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or use a contact form, we retain the message and the contact details you supply as needed to answer it. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless a legal duty or valid legal process requires disclosure.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Routine web logs and measurement tools may record basic technical details when a page loads. Those details can include:
- The internet protocol address used for the visit
- The browser name and browser version
- The device class and operating system
- The pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when one is supplied
- The date and time associated with the request
Cookies
Cookies help measure how visitors move through the site and support certain functions. You can block or delete them through browser controls. Some site features or partner tools may behave differently when cookies are disabled.
Reasons We Use Data
Collected data is used only for site operation, measurement, support, and the service functions described here.
- Operate the site and maintain reasonable page speed
- Send search requests to the selected partner service
- Understand which Santa Clara County resource pages help visitors
- Detect, diagnose, and repair technical faults
- Display advertising that may reflect inferred interests
Privacy Beyond This Website
Links may lead to the Sheriff's Who's in Jail service, Santa Clara County booking and records pages, municipal police sources, the Superior Court portal, CDCR CIRIS, federal or ICE locators, and outside search tools. Once you follow a link, the destination's privacy policy and data practices apply.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select interest-based ads. That cross-site processing occurs on the providers' systems, not within this site's direct records.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal data. Information may still be handled by a limited group of service providers or disclosed when the law requires it.
- Search partners that process queries entered in their tools
- Analytics vendors that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads
- Law-enforcement agencies or other government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Steps Taken to Protect Data
We use common administrative and technical safeguards suited to the information handled by the site. No internet service, storage system, or transmission method is completely secure. We therefore cannot promise that data will never be lost, accessed improperly, or exposed.
Visitors Younger Than 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted information, they may contact us and ask that it be deleted.
Choices About Your Data
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify the request, you may exercise the following choices:
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information
- Ask that eligible personal data be erased
- Opt out of certain forms of processing where that right applies
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as site functions, vendors, or legal requirements change. The revised version will appear on this page with an updated effective date.