Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search
A name, place, or other term entered in a search box is sent to the independent provider that operates the tool. Houston County Busted Mugshots does not keep or log those search terms on its own system. The provider's privacy terms apply to information it receives.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or contact message, we keep the information needed to read and answer it. We do not share that message outside our organization unless the law requires disclosure.
Technical Data Collected
Ordinary server, analytics, and advertising systems may record technical details when a page loads. This data helps operate and assess the site.
- Your Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device class and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring site, when supplied
- Date and time stamps
Cookie Use
Cookies help show how visitors move through the site and may support analytics or advertising. A browser can reject or delete cookies. Some functions may work differently when cookies are blocked.
Reasons We Use Data
Collected information is used only for operating, assessing, and supporting this site and its search tools.
- Maintain site function and speed
- Send a search to the selected partner service
- Understand which pages visitors find useful
- Detect and repair technical faults
- Present advertising that may reflect visitor interests
Links Beyond This Site
Links may lead to the HCSO inmate listing, the Houston County court site, the ADOC inmate search, booking feeds, other government portals, or third-party search services. The destination's privacy policy controls after you leave this site. Alabama's public-writings access law concerns government records and does not replace this notice for information handled here.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to follow activity across websites and select ads. That processing occurs through their technology, not through a Houston County government system.
Parties Receiving Information
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may be disclosed to service providers or authorities in these circumstances:
- Search partners that process submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver ads
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order
Security Has Limits
We use standard safeguards suited to the site and the information handled. No internet connection, storage system, or transmission method is completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Adults Only
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted information, use the Contacts page to request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, you may ask us to take the following actions concerning personal information held by this site:
- Provide a copy of information we hold about you
- Correct information that is inaccurate
- Delete information where the request applies
- Stop certain forms of processing
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as the site or its services change. A revision becomes effective when it is posted here with an updated effective date.