Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside provider that operates the tool. That provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep or log those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain an email or contact submission as needed to respond. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers receive basic technical information when a page loads:
- Your device's internet protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Operating system and type of device
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them
- A referring website, when one is reported
- The date and time of each request
Cookies and Analytics
Small cookie files and analytics services help us understand aggregate traffic, popular pages, and where visits end. Browser controls can block cookies, although some site functions may then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating, maintaining, and improving site speed
- Routing a search query to the selected outside provider
- Measuring which content visitors use
- Finding and correcting technical faults
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. Our content identifies the Smith County clerks, sheriff, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Texas Public Sex Offender Registry as official sources. Visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or a record about another person, and this site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Their privacy terms, retention periods, and sharing rules apply to information entered there, and we do not control those practices. Review a provider's policy before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Smith County offices, Texas agencies, courts, legal resources, or outside search services. Once you leave, the destination's policy governs. Read it before providing personal details.
Some advertising partners may use their own systems to track activity across websites and select ads.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Outside search services that receive submitted queries
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and performance
- Advertising networks serving content on the pages
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices protect the data we collect, but no internet service can guarantee perfect security or promise that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If such information is identified, we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Applicable Texas and federal law may provide rights concerning personal data. Texas Government Code Chapters 552 and 411 govern public-information access and criminal-history dissemination by government custodians, but they do not turn this private site into a government records office. Subject to applicable law, you may:
- Request access to personal information held about you
- Seek correction of inaccurate information
- Ask for deletion where the law permits it
- Decline certain processing when an applicable right exists
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy. Any revision will appear here with a new effective date, so the posted version controls.
Effective date: August 10, 2026