Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its response. Clinch County Criminal History does not retain or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained as needed to prepare a response. It remains within the operation unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page can cause servers to receive routine technical information about the visit:
- Your device's internet protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Operating system and device category
- Page-view times and visit duration
- The referring website, when supplied
- The pages opened during the visit
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They and analytics services help measure traffic, popular content, and where visits end. A browser can reject cookies through its settings, although blocking them may change how some functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Operate, maintain, and improve page performance
- Route a search request to the selected outside service
- Measure which content visitors use
- Diagnose errors and other technical problems
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Clinch County Criminal History does not keep, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It identifies records held by the Clinch County sheriff and courts, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Georgia Crime Information Center, and the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not used to create consumer reports or dossiers about other people, and this operation is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their own privacy policies, retention periods, and sharing practices govern submitted information. Those practices are beyond this operation's control, so review the provider's policy before entering a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to courts, sheriff pages, Georgia agencies, legal-aid resources, or commercial search tools. Once a visitor follows a link, the destination's privacy terms apply. Read them before providing personal information.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select targeted advertisements.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Search providers processing a query
- Analytics vendors measuring traffic and performance
- Advertising networks serving page ads
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for collected data. No internet system is completely secure, however, and this policy cannot promise that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If such information is identified, it will be removed.
Your Data Rights
Rights can vary with a visitor's location and applicable law. Georgia public records are governed by the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. §§ 50-18-70 through 50-18-77, while dissemination from the state criminal-history repository follows O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34. Those laws govern official agencies and do not turn visitor analytics held by a private site into county records. Subject to applicable law, you may:
- Request access to personal data held about you
- Seek correction of inaccurate information
- Ask for deletion where the law provides it
- Object to or opt out of certain processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A new version becomes available here with an updated effective date, so visitors should review it periodically.
Effective date: July 18, 2026