Information You Submit
A name, location, or other term entered in a search box is sent to the outside provider that powers that tool. This site does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s privacy terms apply to its processing.
If you send an email or contact message, we retain the information needed to answer it. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Automatic Technical Details
Routine logs and analytics may collect limited technical information when a page loads, including:
- Your internet protocol address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent.
- The referring website, when supplied.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies help measure site use and remember technical preferences. You may block them in your browser, though some features may then work differently.
How Information Is Used
Collected information supports the operation and improvement of this reference site.
- Maintain site performance and availability.
- Send a search request to the selected partner.
- Understand which pages visitors find useful.
- Detect and correct technical problems.
- Display advertising that may reflect general interests.
Links and Advertising
Pages may link to the Pocahontas County Jail, the Iowa Department of Corrections, court portals, government records pages, and outside search services. Once you leave this site, the destination’s own privacy policy controls.
Advertising companies may use their systems to recognize activity across websites and tailor ads. That tracking occurs through their services, not through a Pocahontas County government system.
When Data May Be Shared
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may be provided to:
- Search partners that process submitted queries.
- Analytics vendors that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement or government authorities responding to a valid legal order.
Security Is Best Effort
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used to protect information. No website, internet transmission, or storage system is completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may use the Contact Us page to request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, you may:
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Request deletion of eligible information.
- Object to or opt out of certain processing.
These choices concern data held by this private site. Government records maintained under Iowa Code chapter 22 remain under the control of the public office that holds them.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this Privacy Notice as site practices or legal requirements change. A revised version takes effect when posted here with an updated effective date.