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Privacy Policy

This policy describes information collected when someone visits Price County Criminal History, why that information is used, and the limited circumstances in which another party may receive it. Continuing to browse or use a search tool means accepting these practices. Government websites reached through our links and outside companies that operate search tools apply their own privacy policies.

Data You Give Us Directly

Search Queries

A name or place entered in a search box goes to the outside company that provides the tool. That provider processes the request and supplies its response. We do not keep or log the search terms on our own systems.

Messages and Contact Submissions

When you email us, we retain the message long enough to respond and manage the exchange. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.

Data We Gather Automatically

Our servers receive routine technical details when a page loads:

  • Your device's IP address
  • Browser name and version
  • Operating system and device category
  • Pages viewed and time spent on them
  • The referring website, when available
  • The date and time of each request

Cookies and Analytics

Cookies are small device files that help show how the site is used. Analytics providers combine traffic data so we can see popular pages, navigation patterns, and performance problems. A browser can refuse cookies, though some functions may then behave differently.

What We Do With This Data

Collected data supports these operating needs:

  • Delivering pages and keeping the service stable
  • Passing a requested search to the correct partner
  • Measuring which content visitors use
  • Finding and repairing technical faults
  • Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests

No Criminal-Record Data on File

We neither maintain nor sell a database of personal criminal records. Price County pages describe how to reach the sheriff, Circuit Court, Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Information Bureau, and Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry. Visitor information is not assembled into third-party criminal files or consumer reports. This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA.

Third-Party Search Partners

Outside companies operate the search boxes. Information entered there is governed by the provider's privacy terms, retention rules, and sharing practices rather than this policy. Review those terms before sending a query because we do not control the provider's handling of it.

Links to Other Websites

Links may lead to Price County offices, Wisconsin court and agency portals, legal-aid resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this domain, the destination's policy governs. Read it before supplying personal details.

Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and tailor ads. We do not operate that tracking infrastructure.

Who Might See Your Data

We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:

  • Search providers that process a query you submit
  • Analytics services that measure traffic and performance
  • Advertising networks serving content on these pages
  • Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal demand

How We Protect Your Data

Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for information under our control. No internet service can promise absolute security, so we cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.

Users Under 18

The site is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such information, we will remove it.

Your Data Rights

Wisconsin law, including the Wisconsin Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Wis. Stat. ยง 100.18, and other law that applies to a visitor may create additional rights. At a minimum, you may:

  • Ask what personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Seek deletion of information we retain
  • Opt out of certain processing where the law provides that choice

Updates to This Policy

We may revise this policy as practices or legal duties change. A revised version will appear here with a new effective date.

Effective date: August 11, 2026