Information You Send
Search Terms
When you enter a name or place in a search box, the request goes to the outside provider that operates that tool. Iowa Recent Arrests does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider may handle the query under its separate terms and privacy practices.
Messages to the Site
If you send a message to the site operator, the message may be kept so a reply can be made or the issue can be handled. It is not shared beyond the organization unless a legal duty requires disclosure.
Technical Data and Cookies
Each page request can create basic technical records through the host, analytics tools, or other services that help deliver the site. Those records may include:
- Your IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring site, when one is sent.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools can help show how visitors use the site. Browser settings can block or clear cookies, though some functions may work differently when they are disabled.
How the Data Is Used
The site and its service providers use this information for ordinary operations, including to:
- Keep pages available and responsive.
- Send a search request to the provider selected for that tool.
- Learn which parts of the site visitors use.
- Find and repair technical faults.
- Display advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests.
Links and Outside Services
This site links to county rosters, sheriff and corrections pages, state and federal portals, other Iowa county sites, and outside search tools. Once you follow a link, that service's privacy policy and data practices apply. Iowa Recent Arrests does not set those terms.
Some ad partners may use their own tools to track activity across websites and tailor ads. Any such tracking takes place under the partner's systems and policies.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal information. Information may be handled by the following parties when they provide a site function or when disclosure is legally required:
- Search partners that process a query.
- Analytics providers that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that serve ads.
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order.
Security Limits
Reasonable security practices are used to protect information handled by the site. No system connected to the internet is fully secure, so we cannot promise that data will never be accessed, changed, or lost without permission.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent information, a parent or guardian may ask the site operator to remove it.
Requests About Your Data
You may ask the site operator about information the site itself holds. Depending on the data and applicable law, a request may seek to:
- Receive a copy of personal information held about you.
- Correct information that is inaccurate.
- Ask for information to be erased.
- Opt out of certain processing where that choice is available.
Use the contact method published by the site operator for a privacy request. An official arrest or court record must be corrected through its government custodian.
Policy Changes
This notice may change as the site or its services change. A revised version will be posted here with a new effective date.