Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered into 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 record those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We keep an email or other direct message long enough to answer and maintain the related correspondence. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers automatically receive basic technical details when a page loads:
- Page-view times and the pages visited
- Device type and operating system
- Browser name and version
- The referring site, when one is available
- Time spent on individual pages
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. We use them with analytics services to see aggregate traffic patterns, such as popular pages and common exit points. A browser can block cookies, though disabling them may change how some website functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Routing a query to the selected partner service
- Finding and correcting technical faults
- Measuring which content visitors use
- Operating the website and improving load performance
- Presenting advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. Ida County guidance identifies official sources such as the sheriff, Iowa District Court, the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not compiled into a third-party criminal record or consumer report. This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes displayed here. A partner's privacy policy applies to data submitted through its tool. Because each company controls its own retention and sharing choices, review those terms before sending a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Ida County Sheriff, Iowa Courts Online, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search tools. Once a visitor leaves our website, the destination's privacy terms control. Check them before providing personal details.
Some advertising companies may track activity across websites to select ads. That process occurs through their systems and policies.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Analytics providers measuring website traffic and performance
- Search partners processing a query submitted to their tool
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
- Advertising networks placing ads on the website
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for collected data. No online system is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This website is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such data, we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Rights may vary by residence and applicable law. Iowa Code chapter 22 governs public records held by Iowa government custodians, while Iowa Code §§692.2 and 692.2A govern the state criminal-history repository and dissemination. Those government-record laws do not turn this private website into a records custodian. For data we hold, a visitor may:
- Object to certain forms of processing
- Request deletion of eligible personal data
- Ask to correct inaccurate information
- Request a copy of personal data we hold
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal requirements change. A revised policy will appear here with its current effective date.
Effective date: July 23, 2026