Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered into a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider that operates that feature. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not retain or record those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email sent to us may be kept as needed to answer it. We restrict the message to our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers automatically receive basic technical information when a page loads:
- Page-view dates and times
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Internet Protocol address
- Pages viewed and approximate visit length
- Referring site, when supplied
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They and analytics services help combine traffic data, such as which pages are visited most and where sessions end. Most browsers let a user reject or delete cookies. Blocking them may change how some site features behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Finding and correcting performance or technical problems
- Operating and maintaining the website
- Routing a search query to the selected outside service
- Measuring which pages visitors use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not keep, combine, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The site describes how to reach Mercer County police and sheriff offices, the Mercer courts, Kentucky State Police, and the Kentucky Sex Offender Registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor data is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party criminal-history files.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies run the search boxes. Information submitted through a box is governed by that provider’s privacy policy rather than this policy. Each provider decides how long to retain data and when to share it. Review those terms before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Mercer County offices, Kentucky court and agency portals, legal-aid resources, or outside search tools. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination’s privacy rules apply. Those rules should be read before personal information is shared.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to follow activity across websites for targeted advertising. We do not operate that cross-site tracking.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Analytics vendors measuring use and site performance
- Search partners processing a submitted query
- Advertising networks serving ads
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices are used to protect collected data. No internet service can guarantee complete security, however, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access or another breach 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 we learn that such information was submitted, we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Privacy rights vary by place of residence and applicable law. Subject to those legal limits, you may ask us to:
- Delete personal information, where applicable
- Provide a copy of personal information we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Honor an available opt-out from 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 26, 2026