Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search
A name, place, or other detail entered in a search box is sent to the third-party company that powers that tool. Newton County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's policy governs what happens after submission.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or contact message, we retain the information needed to read and answer it. We do not share that message outside the organization unless the law requires disclosure.
Automatic Technical Information
Ordinary web logs and measurement tools can record technical details when a page loads. Those details may include:
- The visitor's IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device class and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring website, when one is supplied.
- The date and time of each request.
Cookies and Similar Files
Cookies help measure how visitors move through the site and can support advertising or preferences. A browser can reject or remove cookies. Some functions may respond differently when they are blocked.
Reasons We Use Data
Collected information is used only for operating, understanding, and supporting the service. In practice, that can include:
- Keeping pages available and responsive.
- Sending a search request to the selected partner.
- Learning which Newton County resources visitors use.
- Finding broken links, errors, or performance problems.
- Displaying advertising that may reflect general interests.
Official and Outside Websites
Links may lead to the Newton County Sheriff's Office, the sheriff-authorized jail roster, booking feeds, Search ARCourts, the Arkansas Department of Corrections, federal locators, or outside search tools. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy terms apply. Arkansas Freedom of Information Act rules at Arkansas Code ยงยง 25-19-101 through 25-19-111 govern public-record access by Arkansas agencies, not the privacy practices of this private site.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select interest-based ads. Their collection does not occur on systems controlled by Newton County Busted Mugshots.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may still pass to service providers or authorities that have a defined role:
- Search providers processing a submitted query.
- Analytics services measuring site use.
- Advertising networks delivering or measuring ads.
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard administrative and technical practices intended to protect information in our care. No website, transmission method, or connected storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. We therefore cannot promise that a breach or unauthorized access will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This service is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may contact us and ask that it be deleted.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on the law that applies, a user may ask us to take one or more actions concerning personal data we hold:
- Provide a copy of that data.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Erase eligible personal data.
- Stop certain kinds of processing.
These choices apply to data held by this private site. A request about a sheriff record, court file, or partner search result must go to the organization controlling that material.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as services, vendors, or legal duties change. The updated text and a new effective date will be posted on this page when a revision takes effect.