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Privacy Policy

This policy describes information collected during a visit, the purposes for using it, and the limited circumstances in which another party may receive it. Continued use of the website signals acceptance of these practices.

Data You Give Us Directly

Search Queries

A name or place entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Bulloch County Criminal History does not retain or log those search terms on its own systems.

Messages and Contact Submissions

Email messages are retained as needed to prepare a response. They remain within the operation unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.

Data We Gather Automatically

When a page loads, the servers automatically receive basic 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 measure traffic, page use, and where visits end. Analytics providers combine this information into broader usage reports. A browser can reject cookies, although some functions may then behave differently.

What We Do With This Data

  • Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
  • Sending your search requests to the right partner service
  • Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
  • Tracking down and fixing technical issues
  • Showing ads that may line up with your interests

No Criminal-Record Data on File

No database of personal criminal records is maintained, compiled, or sold here. The published material identifies official custodians for Bulloch County records, including the sheriff, courts, GBI/GCIC, and Georgia Sex Offender Registry. This operation is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is never assembled into a consumer report or a file about another person.

Third-Party Search Partners

Outside companies power the search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention rules, and disclosure practices govern information submitted to those tools. Those choices are outside this operation’s control, so review the provider’s policy before searching.

Links to Other Websites

Links may lead to sheriff pages, court portals, Georgia agencies, legal-aid resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves, the destination’s privacy terms control. Read those terms before supplying personal details.

Some advertising providers may track activity across websites to tailor advertisements. That processing occurs on the provider’s systems.

Who Might See Your Data

We do not sell personal data. Some information may end up with:

  • Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
  • Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
  • Ad networks that place ads on our pages
  • Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it

How We Protect Your Data

Reasonable standard safeguards are used for collected data. No internet-connected system is completely secure, however, and freedom from every breach cannot be guaranteed.

Users Under 18

The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Information identified as belonging to a minor will be removed after notice.

Your Data Rights

Georgia law, including the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act, O.C.G.A. §§ 10-1-390 through 10-1-407, may provide rights and remedies in some circumstances. The Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. §§ 50-18-70 through 50-18-77, governs access to public-agency records, while O.C.G.A. §§ 35-3-34 through 35-3-38 govern dissemination, inspection, correction, and restriction of state criminal-history information. Those public-record laws do not turn this private resource’s visitor data into a government record. At a minimum, you can:

  • Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
  • Have us fix information that is wrong
  • Request that we erase your data
  • Opt out of certain kinds of data processing

Updates to This Policy

This policy may be revised. A revised version becomes available here with a new effective date, so visitors should review it periodically.

Effective date: July 18, 2026