Information You Choose to Send
Names Entered in Search Tools
A name or place entered into a search box is transmitted to the third-party provider that operates that tool. This site does not retain or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages Sent to the Site
An email or contact-form message may be kept long enough to answer it and maintain the related correspondence. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected on a Visit
Like most websites, this site may receive basic technical and usage details when a page loads.
- The internet protocol address used for the visit
- The browser name and version
- The device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them
- The referring website, when one is supplied
- Date and time stamps associated with requests
Cookies
Cookies may help measure how people navigate the site. You can block or remove them through browser settings, though a blocked cookie may change how some features work.
How Collected Data Is Used
Information is used only to operate, understand, and improve the site and its supported services.
- Maintain reliable and responsive pages
- Send a search request to the selected partner tool
- Understand which Ray County guides visitors use
- Detect and correct performance or technical problems
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests
Privacy Rules on Linked Websites
Links may lead to sheriff and corrections pages, public-record portals, federal locators, or outside search services. Once you leave this site, the destination’s own privacy policy controls its collection and use of information.
Some advertising providers may track activity across websites to select ads. That tracking takes place on their systems, not as a data file maintained by this site.
Parties That May Receive Data
This site does not sell personal information. Limited data may be handled by the following parties for the stated function.
- Search partners that process submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks serving or measuring ads
- Law enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security, Not a Guarantee
Standard safeguards are used to protect information under the site’s control. No internet-connected service is fully secure, however, so the site cannot promise that a breach or unauthorized access will never occur.
Visitors Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may use the Get in Touch page to request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on applicable law and the information held, you may ask the site to take these actions.
- Provide a copy of personal data maintained about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Delete information when a valid erasure right applies
- Honor an available opt-out from certain processing
Changes to This Privacy Notice
This notice may be revised as site practices or legal requirements change. A new version takes effect when it is posted here with an updated effective date.