Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search tool is transmitted to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query under its own rules. The site does not retain a local log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained as needed to answer it. Its contents remain within the operating team unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Routine server logs can capture technical information when a page loads:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies and analytics help measure traffic, popular pages, and navigation patterns in aggregate. A browser can block or remove cookies, although doing so may change how some functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating, securing, and improving website performance
- Routing a submitted search to the selected outside provider
- Diagnosing errors and measuring which pages are useful
- Supporting advertising, including interest-based ads where allowed
No Criminal-Record Data on File
No database of personal criminal records is hosted, assembled, or sold here. The content explains how to reach Chautauqua County offices, courts, DCJS, and the New York State Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not turned into a file about another person or a consumer report, and the site is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes and set their own retention, disclosure, and security practices. Their privacy policy governs information submitted to them. Review that policy before running a search.
Links to Other Websites
Links lead to government offices, court portals, agencies, legal resources, and outside tools. Once a visitor leaves this domain, the destination's privacy terms apply.
Advertising providers may use their own technology to measure activity across sites and select ads.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. It may be available to:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable technical and organizational safeguards are used, but no internet system can guarantee absolute security or prevent every breach.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Verified minor data will be removed when required.
Your Data Rights
Applicable law, including New York General Business Law ยง349 and other privacy rules, may provide additional rights. A visitor may:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
Revisions take effect when the updated policy and its new effective date are posted here.
Effective date: August 1, 2026