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Privacy Policy

This policy describes the information collected during a visit, the reasons it is used, and the limited situations in which another party may receive it. By using Scott County Criminal History, you agree to these practices.

Data You Give Us Directly

Search Queries

A name or location entered in a search tool passes directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its results. We do not retain a local log of those search terms.

Messages and Contact Submissions

An email may be retained for the time needed to answer it. We keep the message within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.

Data We Gather Automatically

Our servers automatically receive basic technical details when a page loads:

  • The IP address assigned to your device
  • Which browser you are using and its version
  • Your device type and operating system
  • The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
  • The site that sent you here, if any
  • Timestamps for each page view

Cookies and Analytics

Cookies are small files saved on a device. They help analytics services combine traffic data, such as popular pages and common exit points. A browser can block cookies, although doing so may change how some features behave.

What We Do With This Data

  • Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
  • Sending your search requests to the right partner service
  • Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
  • Tracking down and fixing technical issues
  • Showing ads that may line up with your interests

No Criminal-Record Data on File

We do not compile, keep, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The site identifies how to request Scott County records from the sheriff, local courts, the Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau, and the Arkansas Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into a report about another person, and this site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Third-Party Search Partners

Search boxes on this site are powered by outside companies. Anything you enter into those tools is processed under the partner's own privacy policy, not this one. Those partners set their own data-retention and sharing practices, and we do not control them. Review the partner's policy before submitting a search.

Links to Other Websites

Throughout the site we link to sheriff's office pages, court portals, state agency sites, legal aid groups, and third-party search tools. Clicking any of those links takes you off our site. At that point, their privacy policy governs your visit. Read it before sharing any personal details.

Certain advertising partners may track your activity across sites to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.

Who Might See Your Data

We do not sell personal data. Some information may end up with:

  • Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
  • Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
  • Ad networks that place ads on our pages
  • Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it

How We Protect Your Data

We follow standard security practices to safeguard the data we collect. But nothing connected to the internet is bulletproof. We do what we can to keep your information secure, though we cannot promise a breach will never happen.

Users Under 18

This site is meant for adults. We do not knowingly gather personal information from anyone under 18. If you think a minor has shared data with us, reach out and we'll delete it right away.

Your Data Rights

Applicable Arkansas and federal law may provide rights concerning personal data. The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act of 1967, Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq., governs access to public government records, while the Arkansas Criminal History Act, Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1501 et seq., governs the state's public criminal-history product. For data held directly by this private site, you can:

  • Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
  • Have us fix information that is wrong
  • Request that we erase your data
  • Opt out of certain kinds of data processing

Updates to This Policy

Changes to this policy will appear here with a revised effective date. The posted version controls use of the site from that date forward.

Effective date: July 16, 2026