Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and returns its results. We do not retain or log those search terms on our own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or contact submission is kept as needed to answer it. We do not voluntarily distribute those messages outside our organization, though a valid legal duty may require disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, servers and analytics systems may automatically receive these technical details:
- Page-view dates and times
- The referring website, when one is available
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Viewed pages and approximate visit duration
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They and related analytics services help summarize traffic, popular pages, and points where visits end. Browser controls can block or remove cookies, although doing so may change how some website functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
- Operating the website and improving load performance
- Routing a submitted query to the relevant search partner
- Understanding which pages are useful or need revision
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Carter County Criminal History does not keep, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It publishes general directions to the Carter County sheriff and courts, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and Tennessee Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not turned into a report about another person. The website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Information entered there is governed by the provider's privacy policy rather than this one. Each partner controls its own retention, processing, and sharing rules. Review those terms before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Carter County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee courts, state agencies, or third-party search services. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's privacy rules control. Read them before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own technology to measure activity across websites or tailor advertising. That processing occurs on provider systems.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Advertising networks serving material on the website
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and performance
- Search partners processing a query submitted to their tool
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, commonly used safeguards protect information under our control. No internet service can guarantee perfect security, so a breach or unauthorized access cannot be ruled out.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone younger than 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such information, we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Rights vary with applicable law. Tennessee's Public Records Act, including T.C.A. §§10-7-503 and 10-7-504, controls government-held public records rather than data held by this private website. T.C.A. §38-6-120 addresses TBI criminal-history dissemination. Subject to the law that applies to a visitor, requests may include:
- Opting out of eligible processing
- Requesting correction of inaccurate information
- Asking for deletion where the law provides it
- Seeking a copy of personal data maintained about you
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. The current text and effective date will be posted here.
Effective date: August 8, 2026