Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered into a search tool goes to the outside company that supplies that tool. The provider processes the query and returns its own results. Search terms are not stored or logged here.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If a message is sent by email, it may be retained so a response can be made. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Ordinary server and analytics logs may collect the device IP address, browser and version, operating system, device type, referring page, pages viewed, time spent, and timestamps.
Cookies and Analytics
Small cookie files and analytics services may be used to measure traffic, page use, and performance. A browser can block cookies, though some features may then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
- operate and improve page speed and availability
- send a search request to the selected partner
- measure which material visitors use
- diagnose security or technical faults
- display advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
No database of personal Sampson County criminal records is maintained, compiled, or sold here. The content identifies official routes such as the clerk, sheriff, North Carolina SBI, NCDAC, and North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry. Visitor data are not assembled into consumer reports, and this operation is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Their privacy policies govern information sent to them, along with their own retention, pricing, result, and sharing rules. Review the provider's terms before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Sampson County offices, North Carolina courts and agencies, legal resources, or outside services. Once a visitor leaves, the destination's privacy policy applies. Advertising partners may also use their own systems to measure activity across sites.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data are not sold. Limited information may be handled by search partners, analytics services, advertising networks, service providers, or a government body acting under a valid legal order.
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable standard safeguards are used for collected data. No internet system is completely secure, so uninterrupted security or the absence of a breach cannot be guaranteed.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly seek personal data from anyone under 18. Information learned to have come from a minor will be deleted.
Your Data Rights
Rights vary by applicable law. A person may ask to see retained personal data, request correction or deletion, or object to certain processing where the law provides that option. North Carolina Public Records Law, Chapter 132, governs government records and does not turn this private site into a public agency. Official criminal investigation information is separately addressed by G.S. 132-1.4.
Updates to This Policy
Revisions will be posted here with a new effective date. Continued use after a revision means the updated policy applies.
Effective date: August 2, 2026