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Privacy Policy

This policy describes the information collected during a visit, the reasons it may be used, and the limited circumstances in which another party may receive it. By continuing to use Pierce County Criminal History, you agree to the practices stated below.

Data You Give Us Directly

Search Queries

A name or place entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its response. We do not retain or log those query terms on our systems.

Messages and Contact Submissions

An email sent to us may be kept long enough to review and answer it. Messages remain within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.

Data We Gather Automatically

Our servers receive routine technical details when a visitor loads a page:

  • Page-view times and the pages opened
  • Browser name and version
  • Device category and operating system
  • The referring website, when available
  • Time spent on visited pages
  • The device's assigned IP address

Cookies and Analytics

Cookies are small files placed on a device. We and our analytics services use them to understand traffic in aggregate, such as which pages are opened most and where visits end. A browser can reject cookies, although blocking them may change how some features behave.

What We Do With This Data

  • Diagnosing faults and maintaining reliable performance
  • Routing a search request to the selected partner
  • Learning which content visitors use
  • Operating and improving the website
  • Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests

No Criminal-Record Data on File

We do not maintain, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. Pierce County guidance identifies official custodians such as the sheriff, County Court, District Court, Nebraska State Patrol, and Nebraska Sex Offender Registry. Visitor information is not used to create consumer reports or third-party criminal profiles, and this site 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 terms govern submitted query data, along with their retention and sharing choices. We do not control those practices, so review the provider's policy before sending a query.

Links to Other Websites

Links may lead to the Pierce County Sheriff, Nebraska courts, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's privacy rules apply. Read them before providing personal details.

Advertising companies may use their own systems to observe activity across websites and select ads. Their technology, not ours, performs that tracking.

Who Might See Your Data

Personal data is not sold. It may be available to these limited recipients:

  • Analytics vendors that measure use and performance
  • Search providers that process a query submitted to their tool
  • Advertising networks that serve ads
  • A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal order

How We Protect Your Data

Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for collected data. No internet service can guarantee perfect security, however, and we cannot promise that unauthorized access will never occur.

Users Under 18

This resource is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from a person under 18. If we learn that such information was provided, we will delete it.

Your Data Rights

Applicable law may provide rights concerning personal data. Nebraska's Public Records Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§84-712 through 84-712.09, governs public records held by government bodies, while §29-3523 limits dissemination of certain criminal history. Those laws do not convert this private resource into a government custodian. Subject to governing law, a visitor may:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about that visitor
  • Ask that inaccurate visitor information be corrected
  • Request deletion where the law permits it
  • Object to certain processing when an applicable right exists

Updates to This Policy

This policy may be revised. A new version will be posted here and identified by its effective date, so visitors can review the current practices.

Effective date: July 31, 2026