Information Provided Directly
Search entries
A name, place, or similar detail entered into a search box is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Macon County Busted Mugshots does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
If a visitor sends an email or another contact message, the message and contact details may be retained to respond or handle the request. They are not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Automatic Technical Details
Like most web services, the site may receive technical information when a page is requested.
- Internet protocol address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device category and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- Referring page, where available.
- Request date and time.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools help measure how the site is used. A browser can be set to reject cookies, although certain features may then work differently.
How Information Is Used
Technical and submitted information may be used to operate, maintain, and improve the service.
- Keep pages functioning and diagnose technical faults.
- Send a search request to the selected partner service.
- Understand which local reference pages are useful.
- Protect the service against misuse and disruption.
- Support advertising that may be relevant to visitors.
Outside Websites and Ads
The site links to official sheriff, court, corrections, and locator resources, as well as to outside search tools. Once a visitor follows an outbound link, that organization’s privacy notice and practices apply. Macon County Busted Mugshots does not control an outside site’s content, availability, or data handling.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to collect activity across websites for interest-based advertising. That activity occurs under the partner’s policies, not under this notice.
Parties That May Receive Data
Personal information is not sold. It may be disclosed to the limited categories below when needed to provide the service or comply with a valid legal obligation.
- Search providers that process a query.
- Analytics services used to measure site performance.
- Advertising networks that serve ads.
- Government or law-enforcement authorities responding to a valid legal order.
Security Practices
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used to protect data. No internet-connected system can promise absolute security, however, and no method of transmission or storage is guaranteed to be breach-proof.
Visitors Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor supplied information may request its deletion through the contact route.
Your Information Choices
A visitor may ask about personal information held through a direct message or contact submission.
- Request a copy of information held about the visitor.
- Ask to correct inaccurate contact information.
- Request deletion where retention is not required.
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where available.
This notice does not alter rights or procedures that Missouri law gives a person seeking records held by a public agency. Requests for government records must go to that agency’s custodian under the applicable Missouri law.
Policy Changes
This notice may be revised as practices or legal requirements change. Any revision takes effect when posted here with an updated effective date.