Information You Provide
Search entries
When a visitor enters a name, place, or other term in a search tool, that query is sent to the third-party provider operating the tool. Dixon County Busted Mugshots does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems. Review the provider's privacy notice before submitting an entry through its service.
Messages sent to us
If you send an email or a message through a site contact method, we may retain the information needed to read the message and respond. We do not disclose message content outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law or is necessary to protect legal rights or site security.
Routine Visit Data
Like most websites, we and service providers may receive technical information when a browser requests a page. This information helps operate, maintain, and understand the site.
- Internet protocol address or a comparable network identifier
- Browser type, browser version, and language settings
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them
- The referring website or link, when one is available
- Visit dates, times, and related diagnostic logs
Cookies and similar tools
Cookies and related technologies may help us understand site use, remember limited settings, and support advertising or measurement services. Most browsers allow visitors to refuse or remove cookies. Some features may work differently after cookies are blocked or removed.
How Site Information Is Used
- Operate and improve page performance and reliability
- Route a search request to the applicable outside search service
- Understand which pages and official-record routes are useful to visitors
- Diagnose, prevent, and correct technical problems or misuse
- Support advertising that may be selected from browsing interests
External Sites and Services
This site links to resources outside our control, including the Dixon County Sheriff's Office, the county public-records page, court information, corrections resources, and search services. Once you follow an outbound link, that operator's terms and privacy practices apply. We do not control its content, availability, or handling of submitted information.
Advertising partners may use their own technologies to measure activity across websites or select advertising. Any such collection occurs under the partner's systems and policies, rather than through a promise that this site controls the partner's data practices.
Limited Data Sharing
We do not sell personal information. Information may nevertheless be disclosed to the following parties when needed for the purposes described in this notice:
- Search partners that process a query submitted through their tool
- Analytics providers that help us understand site performance
- Advertising networks and related service providers
- Law-enforcement agencies or government bodies responding to a valid legal order
Security Practices
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information under our control. No internet-connected service can promise absolute security. We cannot guarantee that information will never be accessed, changed, or disclosed despite those measures.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults and is not designed to collect information from people under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a minor. If you believe a minor has provided information through the site, contact us so that we can review and delete it where appropriate.
Choices About Your Information
- Ask whether we hold personal information about you and request a copy where applicable
- Ask us to correct information that is inaccurate
- Request deletion of information, subject to legal or operational retention needs
- Opt out of certain processing where that option is available
Requests concerning a government record must go to the responsible custodian. For example, a Dixon County booking or jail-record question belongs with the sheriff or the appropriate agency, not with this private site.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this Privacy Notice as the site or its services change. A revised version takes effect when posted on this page. Review this page periodically for the current notice.