Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep or log those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email message may be retained so our team can answer it. We do not disclose that correspondence outside the organization unless applicable law or a valid legal demand requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers receive routine technical information when a visitor loads a page:
- 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 device files that help measure which pages are used and where visits end. Analytics services combine that traffic into broader reports. A browser can block cookies, although doing so may change how some site functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating the site and maintaining reasonable performance
- Routing a search request to the selected partner service
- Measuring which pages help visitors and which need revision
- Finding and repairing security or technical faults
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
This site does not maintain, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It publishes general directions to Hamblen County custodians, including the sheriff, courts, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and Tennessee Sex Offender Registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not compiled into consumer reports or third-party criminal profiles.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the site's search boxes. Information entered there falls under the chosen partner's privacy policy. The partner, not this site, sets its retention and disclosure rules, so review those terms before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Hamblen County offices, Tennessee agencies, courts, legal resources, or outside search tools. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's policy controls. Read it before providing personal information.
Some advertising providers may track activity across websites to select ads. That processing occurs on the provider's systems.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited data may be processed by:
- 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 security practices are used to guard collected data. No internet service can guarantee perfect protection, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If such data is identified, a deletion request may be made.
Your Data Rights
Tennessee Public Records Act provisions, including Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 10-7-503 and 10-7-504, govern public-agency records and confidentiality, while Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-6-120 governs TBI criminal-history dissemination. Those laws do not turn this private site into a public custodian or create a general consumer-data right. We will consider requests to:
- 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 as site practices change. A new version will appear here with its updated effective date.
Effective date: August 8, 2026