Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its response. We do not retain or record those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be kept long enough to review it and respond. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, routine server and analytics systems can collect these technical details:
- Page-view times and the pages visited
- Your device type and operating system
- The referring website, when one is available
- Your browser type and version
- The internet protocol address assigned to the device
- Approximate time spent on individual pages
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that help measure traffic patterns, such as popular pages and common exit points. Analytics providers may combine that activity into aggregate reports. A browser can block cookies, though doing so may change how some site functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Routing a query to the partner that supplies the search tool
- Finding and correcting performance or technical problems
- Measuring which pages visitors use and where improvements are needed
- Operating the website and keeping page loads reliable
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not keep, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The content identifies how Jefferson County records can be requested from the Sheriff, the local courts, the Washington State Patrol, and the Washington Sex Offender Public Registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not compiled into a consumer report or a file about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Information submitted through a tool is handled under that provider's privacy policy rather than this policy. Because the provider controls retention and sharing, review its terms before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Jefferson County Sheriff, Washington court portals, state offices, legal organizations, and outside search services. Once you leave this website, the destination's own privacy rules govern. Check them before providing personal details.
Some 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:
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and site performance
- Search partners processing a query submitted through their tool
- Advertising networks placing ads on the pages
- A government body or law-enforcement agency acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices are used to protect collected information. No internet system is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If such information is identified, a deletion request may be made.
Your Data Rights
Applicable privacy and consumer-protection laws may provide additional rights based on where you live. Washington's Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW, and Criminal Records Privacy Act, chapter 10.97 RCW, govern public agencies and official criminal-history dissemination rather than this private website. You may still ask us to:
- Delete personal data where the law permits
- Correct personal information that is inaccurate
- Provide a copy of personal information held about you
- Honor an available opt-out from certain processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. A revised version will appear here with an updated effective date.
Effective date: August 10, 2026