Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search
When you enter a name, place, or other term into a search tool, the request is sent to the third-party company that operates that tool. Russell County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider may process the query under its separate privacy policy, so review that policy before submitting information.
Messages Sent to Us
If you email us or use a contact form, we retain the message and the contact details you provide so we can read and answer it. We do not share a message outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law, a valid court order, or another binding legal process.
Information Collected Automatically
Ordinary technical details may be recorded whenever a page loads. These records help operate, secure, and understand the site. They can include:
- Your internet protocol address.
- The browser name and version in use.
- Your device category and operating system.
- The pages opened and time spent on them.
- The website that referred you, when available.
- The date and time of each request.
Cookies and Browser Controls
Cookies and similar technologies help measure how visitors use the site and support certain functions. Most browsers let you reject or remove cookies through their privacy settings. Blocking them may cause some site tools, preferences, advertising, or measurements to work differently.
Reasons We Use Information
Information received through normal site use may be used for these limited operating purposes:
- Keeping pages available, responsive, and secure.
- Sending search requests to the appropriate partner tool.
- Understanding which pages visitors find useful.
- Finding, diagnosing, and correcting technical faults.
- Displaying advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests.
Privacy on Linked Websites
Links may lead to the Russell County sheriff and jail resources, Russell Police pages, Kansas court and corrections portals, local news outlets, or private search services. Those organizations control their own websites and data practices. Their privacy notices, not this one, apply after you follow an external link.
Some advertising providers may use their own technology to measure activity across more than one website and select targeted ads. That processing occurs on the provider's systems. Review the provider's settings and policy for any available opt-out controls.
When Information May Be Shared
We do not sell personal information. Information may still be transmitted or disclosed to a limited set of recipients when needed for site functions or legal compliance:
- Search partners that receive and process submitted queries.
- Analytics providers that measure site performance and use.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure advertisements.
- Law-enforcement agencies or government bodies responding to a valid legal order.
How We Safeguard Data
We use customary administrative and technical safeguards intended to reduce unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. No website, network, transmission method, or storage system is completely secure. We therefore cannot promise that a breach, interception, or security failure will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than Eighteen
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor submitted personal data, use the Get in Touch page to identify the submission and request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on the law that applies to you and the information we hold, you may make the following requests:
- Ask for a copy of personal information held about you.
- Request correction of information that is inaccurate.
- Ask that qualifying personal information be erased.
- Opt out of certain processing where that right applies.
We may need enough information to verify and process a request. A request concerning data held by a sheriff, court, news outlet, search partner, analytics provider, or advertising network must be directed to that organization.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this Privacy Notice when practices, services, or legal duties change. The updated wording will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Continued use after an update is governed by the version then displayed.