Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search
When you type a name, city, or other detail into a search box, the query is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Ottawa County Busted Mugshots does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider processes the query under its separate privacy terms.
Messages Sent to Us
If you email us or submit a contact message, we retain the message and the contact details you provide so we can review and answer it. We do not share message contents outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law, a court order, or another valid legal demand.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Like most websites, our systems and service providers receive routine technical details when a page loads. Those details help deliver pages, measure traffic, diagnose errors, and protect the service.
- The internet protocol address associated with the request
- The browser name and browser version
- The device category and operating system
- The pages viewed and approximate time spent on them
- The referring website, when that information is available
- The date and time attached to the request
Cookies and Similar Tools
Cookies help us understand how visitors move through the site and may support analytics or advertising. You can limit or block cookies through your browser settings. Some site functions or partner features may work differently when cookies are disabled.
Reasons We Use Information
Information is used only for ordinary site operations, communication, measurement, and partner functions. In practice, those uses include:
- Keeping pages available, stable, and responsive
- Sending search requests to the service selected by the visitor
- Learning which Ottawa County record pages visitors find useful
- Detecting, investigating, and correcting technical faults
- Displaying advertising that may reflect general visitor interests
Websites Beyond Our Control
Links may lead to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office and detention center, Kansas court and corrections portals, federal or immigration locators, local news sources, or third-party search services. Once you leave this site, the destination’s privacy policy and data practices apply. Kansas government access rules, including the Kansas Open Records Act, govern public-record requests to covered agencies, not the handling of visitor data by this private site.
Advertising providers may use their own cookies or similar technology to measure visits across multiple websites and select interest-based ads. That processing occurs through the provider’s systems and is governed by the provider’s policy.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may be provided to or processed by these parties when needed for the purposes described in this notice:
- Search partners that receive and process submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and site performance
- Advertising networks that deliver and assess advertisements
- Law-enforcement agencies or government bodies responding to a valid legal order
Safeguarding Visitor Information
We use common administrative and technical measures intended to reduce unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. No website, storage service, or internet transmission can be guaranteed completely secure. We therefore cannot promise that a breach or security incident will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than Eighteen
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly seek or collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted personal information may contact us and request that the material be reviewed and deleted.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, you may ask us to take the following actions regarding personal information held by us:
- Provide a copy of the personal information we maintain
- Correct information that is inaccurate
- Delete personal information where erasure is available
- Stop or limit certain forms of processing
These choices apply to information controlled by this site. Requests about a jail record, booking image, court file, or KDOC record must go to the government agency that maintains it.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as site practices, services, or legal requirements change. The current version will be posted on this page with a new effective date when an update is made.