Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not retain or log those search terms on our own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
When you email us, we retain the message as needed to respond. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers receive routine technical details when a page loads, including:
- Page-view dates and times
- Your device's assigned IP address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Visited pages and time spent on them
- The referring website, when one is supplied
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They help show which pages receive traffic and where visits tend to end. Analytics services combine that usage data for review. You may block cookies through browser controls, although doing so can change how some parts of the website work.
What We Do With This Data
- Routing a submitted search to the applicable partner service
- Maintaining site availability and performance
- Finding and correcting technical faults
- Understanding which pages visitors use most
- 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-record information. The published material identifies how to request Mitchell County records from the sheriff, court clerks, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor data is not compiled into consumer reports or third-party criminal profiles.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Information submitted there is governed by the selected partner's privacy policy rather than this policy. We cannot control a partner's retention, use, or disclosure practices, so review its terms before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Mitchell County offices, Texas agencies, court systems, legal resources, or outside search services. Once you leave this website, the destination's own privacy rules apply. Read them before providing personal information.
Some advertising providers may use activity across websites to select ads. That tracking occurs through their systems and practices.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Analytics vendors that measure site traffic and performance
- Search providers that process a query you submit
- Advertising networks serving material on these pages
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Standard security measures protect the information we collect. No internet-connected service is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This website is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect a minor's personal information. If we learn that someone under 18 supplied such data, we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Rights vary by residence and applicable law. The Texas Public Information Act, Government Code Chapter 552, governs records held by Texas and local government bodies, while Government Code Chapter 411 controls criminal-history dissemination and nondisclosure. Neither law makes this private website a government records custodian. Subject to applicable privacy and consumer-protection law, you may:
- Request access to personal data held about you
- Ask for correction of inaccurate personal data
- Seek deletion where the law provides that right
- Opt out of covered forms of data processing
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy. An updated copy will appear here with a new effective date, which allows visitors to review changes in our information practices.
Effective date: August 9, 2026