Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search widget is sent to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider handles the query and its results. We do not retain or record those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be kept long enough to answer and maintain the related correspondence. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page can cause the server to receive routine 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 device files used to understand traffic patterns, popular pages, and navigation exits. Analytics providers help combine that information. A browser can refuse cookies, although doing so may change how some features behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating, securing, and improving page performance
- Routing a widget query to the selected outside service
- Measuring which pages visitors use
- Diagnosing errors and service problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
No database of personal criminal histories is maintained, compiled, or sold here. The content identifies where Northumberland County records may be requested, including local police, the county courts and prison, Pennsylvania State Police, and the PSP Megan's Law Public Website. This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or third-party criminal file.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search widgets. Information submitted there is governed by that provider's privacy policy and retention rules, not this policy. Review those terms before starting a query because we do not control the provider's handling practices.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to county offices, UJS, Pennsylvania agencies, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor follows an external link, the destination's privacy terms control. Read them before disclosing personal information.
Advertising partners may use their own technology to measure activity across websites for targeted ads. That processing occurs on their systems.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information can be provided to:
- 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 protect collected data, but no internet service can guarantee perfect security. A breach can still occur despite those safeguards.
Users Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Verified information submitted by a minor will be removed when required.
Your Data Rights
Rights over personal data depend on the law that applies to the visitor. Pennsylvania criminal-record access is separately governed by the Right-to-Know Law and the Criminal History Record Information Act; neither turns this private site into a government records custodian. Subject to applicable law, a person may:
- 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 replacement takes effect when posted here with a new date, so visitors should review the current version when privacy practices matter to them.
Effective date: August 8, 2026