Information You Choose to Send
A name, location, or other term entered in a search box is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. This site does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s policy controls its handling of the query.
If you send an email or other direct message, we retain the contact details and message long enough to respond and manage the exchange. We do not share the message outside the organization unless the sender asks us to do so or disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data and Cookies
Ordinary page requests can create technical records used to operate and understand the site. Depending on the service involved, those records may include:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent
- Referring page or site
- Request dates and timestamps
Cookies and similar tools may help measure use and remember basic choices. Browser settings can reject or remove cookies. Some site or partner features may then work differently.
How Information Is Used
Collected data supports a limited set of operating needs. It may be used to:
- Keep pages available, stable, and responsive
- Send a search request to the selected partner
- Measure which resources readers use
- Detect errors and address security or performance faults
- Display advertising that may reflect general interests
Policies on Linked Services
Pages link to VBSO, VADOC, Virginia courts, release-record sources, federal locators, and outside search tools. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination’s privacy notice and technical practices apply. Review them before submitting personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. Their collection does not become this site’s stored record merely because an ad appears here.
Who May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may still pass to parties that perform a defined service or respond to legal process:
- Search partners that process submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and use
- Advertising networks that deliver and assess ads
- Law enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security Measures
Standard administrative and technical safeguards are used where appropriate. No internet service, data transmission, or storage system can be promised to be breach-proof. Users should avoid sending sensitive information that is not needed for a message.
Adults Only
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 review and deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and the nature of the record, a user may ask for:
- A copy of personal data held by this site
- Correction of inaccurate submitted information
- Deletion of information that is no longer required
- Opt-out from processing where an opt-out right applies
Requests concern data controlled by this site. VBSO, VADOC, courts, search partners, and other linked services handle requests under their own laws and policies.
Changes to This Notice
This notice may be revised when site practices or legal duties change. A new version takes effect when it is posted here with its updated effective date.