Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search box is sent to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its own results. We do not keep a separate log of the words submitted through those search fields.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or other direct message may be retained long enough to answer and maintain the related correspondence. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal duty.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, servers and analytics systems can collect routine technical details about the visit:
- 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 are small files placed on a device. They help produce aggregate measures such as popular pages, visit paths, and exit points. Analytics services assist with that measurement. A browser can block cookies, although doing so may change how part of the website works.
What We Do With This Data
- Finding and repairing errors or performance problems
- Operating the website and improving load speed
- Routing a submitted search to the provider that handles it
- Measuring which Taylor County record topics readers use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect general interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not build, keep, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The published material identifies how Taylor County records can be requested from the sheriff, the Iowa District Court clerk, the Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or a file about another person, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Information entered there is governed by the provider's privacy terms rather than this policy. Each provider decides how long it keeps data and when it shares data. Review those terms before sending a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Taylor County sheriff, Iowa Courts Online, state agencies, or an outside search service. Once a reader follows such a link, the destination's policy controls the visit. Check it before providing personal information.
An advertising company may use its own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. We do not operate that external tracking system.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold by us. Limited information can be available to:
- Analytics vendors that measure site traffic and performance
- Search providers that process a query submitted to their tool
- Advertising networks that place material on the pages
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, commonly used safeguards protect the information we handle. No internet system is fully secure, however, so we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If such information is identified, a deletion request may be made.
Your Data Rights
Rights can vary with the law that applies to a visitor. Iowa Code chapter 22 governs access to government public records, while Iowa Code chapter 692 controls dissemination and subject challenges for Iowa criminal-history data. Those laws do not turn this private site into the custodian of a Taylor County or DCI record. For information we actually hold, you may:
- Request a copy of information associated with you
- Ask that inaccurate information be corrected
- Seek deletion when applicable law permits it
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where a right applies
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as services or legal requirements change. A revised version will appear here with a new effective date.
Effective date: July 23, 2026