Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Names and locations entered into a search box pass to the outside company that runs the tool. The provider processes both the request and results under its own practices. Those search terms are not logged or stored on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained while we respond and preserve the connected exchange. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless the law requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page may cause the servers to receive routine technical information about the visit:
- Your device's internet protocol address
- The operating system and type of device used
- Browser name and version
- Time stamps, pages opened, and time spent on them
- A referring website when one directed the visit
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small data files saved on a device. Together with analytics services, they can produce combined statistics about frequently viewed pages, referral routes, and exit points. Browser settings can reject cookies, but blocking them may affect some functions.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating the website and maintaining page performance
- Routing a search request to the appropriate partner tool
- Measuring which content is used and where improvement is needed
- Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Lipscomb County Criminal History does not create, retain, or sell a personal criminal-record database. Its content identifies official routes through the Lipscomb County Sheriff, local courts, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. The website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Information about a visit is not compiled into a consumer report or an outside criminal-history file.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes are supplied by outside companies. Each partner's privacy policy governs information sent through its tool, including how long it is kept and whether it is shared. Review the provider's terms before submitting a search because its handling practices are outside our control.
Links to Other Websites
Links can lead to the Lipscomb County Sheriff's pages, court resources, Texas agencies, legal-aid organizations, and outside search providers. The destination's privacy terms apply after a visitor follows one of those links. Check those terms before providing personal information.
Some advertising companies may follow activity across websites to select interest-based ads. Any such tracking is performed through their systems rather than ours.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Outside search providers that process a submitted query
- Advertising networks that serve content on these pages
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and technical performance
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal requirement
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable safeguards are used for information that is collected. Internet transmission and storage always carry risk, so absolute security and freedom from every breach cannot be guaranteed.
Users Under 18
This website is for adults. We do not knowingly gather personal information from a person younger than 18. If information about a minor was submitted, a deletion request may be made through the contact channel.
Your Data Rights
Available rights depend on where a visitor lives and whether a law applies to the particular data and organization. Texas privacy rights are addressed by the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, Business & Commerce Code Chapter 541. Related Texas consumer protections include the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act in Business & Commerce Code Chapter 17. When applicable, you may:
- Request access to personal information held about you
- Ask that inaccurate information be corrected
- Seek deletion of covered personal data
- Decline certain processing when the law provides an opt-out right
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy as practices or legal requirements change. The updated text will appear on this page with a new effective date, allowing visitors to identify the version then in force.
Effective date: August 9, 2026