Information You Submit
Search Terms
A name, place, or other term entered in a search box is sent to the independent provider that operates that tool. This site does not store or log those query terms on its own systems. The provider's policy controls its processing.
Messages
If you send an email or contact-form message, we keep the information needed to answer it. We do not share that correspondence outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Routine technical and usage data may arrive when a page loads. It can include:
- Internet Protocol address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device category and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- Referring website, when supplied.
- Date and time of a request.
Cookies
Cookies may help us understand site use and support site functions. You can block or delete them in your browser, although some features may then work differently.
How We Use Data
Data may be used to operate and improve the site, route searches to a selected partner, learn which guides are useful, diagnose technical faults, and present advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
Links and Outside Services
Pages link to EDSO Citizen RIMS, police departments, CDCR, courts, federal locators, news sources, and independent tools. After you follow a link, the destination's privacy rules apply. Advertising partners may track activity across sites on their systems to select interest-based ads.
Who May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may reach search partners processing queries, analytics providers measuring use, advertising networks delivering ads, and law-enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order.
Security Measures
We use standard safeguards intended to protect information under our control. No internet transmission, network, or storage system is entirely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under eighteen. A parent or guardian may ask us to delete information a minor submitted.
Your Data Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may request a copy of personal data we hold, correction of inaccurate data, erasure, or an opt-out from certain processing. Send requests through Get in Touch. California privacy and consumer-protection law may provide further rights based on the circumstances.
Updates to This Notice
We may revise this notice when practices or legal duties change. A revised policy takes effect when posted here with its new effective date.