Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When a visitor enters a name, place, or other term in a search box powered by an outside provider, that query is sent to the provider so it can return results. Dale County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy terms govern its handling of the query.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or use a contact form, we retain the message and contact details long enough to review and answer it. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Basic network and usage details may be recorded when a page loads. They help the site function, show broad traffic patterns, and reveal errors.
- The internet protocol address used for the request
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when one is supplied
- Date and time stamps tied to the visit
Cookies and Browser Controls
Cookies may help measure how visitors use the site and support normal features. You can block or remove cookies through browser settings. Some parts of the site or an outside tool may work differently when cookies are disabled.
Reasons We Use Data
Information is used only for operating, understanding, and supporting the site and its connected services.
- Keep pages available and improve loading performance
- Send a submitted query to the selected search partner
- Learn which Dale County record pages visitors find useful
- Detect, diagnose, and repair technical faults
- Display advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests
Official and Outside Links
The site links to the official Dale County Sheriff's Office app, the unavailable legacy Dale roster, the Dale court directory, the Alabama Department of Corrections search, federal locators, news pages, and outside search tools. Alabama government record access is governed by applicable law, including Alabama Code ยง36-12-40. Once you follow a link, the destination's privacy policy controls its collection and use of data.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites and select interest-based ads. That tracking occurs under those partners' practices, not through records kept directly by this site.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be handled by service providers or disclosed when law requires it.
- Search partners that process a query submitted to their tool
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order
How Data Is Safeguarded
We use ordinary technical and administrative safeguards intended to reduce loss, misuse, or unauthorized access. No website, network, or storage method is completely secure. We therefore cannot promise that a breach or other security event will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly seek personal data from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted personal information, a parent or guardian may use the Contact Us page to request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify the request, you may ask us to act on information we hold about you.
- Request a copy of personal data held by this site
- Ask that inaccurate information be corrected
- Request deletion of information when the law permits it
- Object to or opt out of certain forms of processing
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as the site, its providers, or legal duties change. Any revision will be posted on this page with a new effective date, and continued use will be subject to the revised notice.