Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered into a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider handles the query and supplies any response. We do not retain or record those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
When you email us, we retain the message as needed to answer it. The communication is kept within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers automatically receive certain technical information whenever a page loads:
- Page-view timestamps
- The referring site, when one is available
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them
- Device type and operating system
- Browser type and version
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that help show how visitors move through the site, including popular pages and common exit points. Analytics providers aggregate this traffic information for us. You may block cookies through your browser, although doing so can change how some site functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
Technical and voluntarily submitted data may support the following limited operational uses:
- Diagnosing and repairing technical problems
- Directing a search query to the selected partner service
- Displaying advertising that may reflect your interests
- Maintaining site availability, speed, and operation
- Measuring which pages are useful and which need improvement
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not keep, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. Breathitt County guidance identifies official custodians such as the sheriff, Circuit Clerk, Kentucky State Police Criminal Identification and Records Branch, and Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry. This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not turned into a consumer report or a third-party criminal-history file.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes that appear here. Their privacy policies, not this policy, control information entered into those tools. Each partner decides how it retains or shares data. Read the applicable partner policy before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Breathitt County Sheriff, Kentucky court portals, state agencies, legal-aid resources, or outside search providers. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy rules apply. Review those rules before providing personal information.
Some advertising companies may follow activity across websites to select targeted ads. That processing takes place on the advertising company's systems.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold by us. Information may nevertheless be disclosed to:
- Government or law-enforcement authorities acting under a valid legal order
- Advertising networks that serve ads on the site
- Search providers processing a query you choose to submit
- Analytics vendors measuring site traffic and performance
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard safeguards for information in our possession. No internet-connected system is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from a person under 18. If we learn that a minor provided such information, we will delete it promptly.
Your Data Rights
Your rights may vary with the law where you live. Kentucky's Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 through 61.884, and the law-enforcement records rule in KRS 17.150 govern access to records held by public agencies; they do not turn this private site into a government records custodian. Subject to applicable law, you may:
- Object to certain forms of data processing
- Ask us to correct inaccurate personal information
- Request deletion of personal information
- Request a copy of personal information we hold about you
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. Any new version will be posted here and will show its updated effective date. Review this page periodically for changes to our practices.
Effective date: July 26, 2026