Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered into a search tool is sent to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. This site does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email message may be retained so the team can respond. It remains within the organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page can cause the servers to collect basic technical details about the visit:
- Page-view times and dates
- Visited pages and the time spent on them
- Device type and operating system
- Browser name and version
- The referring site, when one is reported
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a visitor's device. Together with analytics services, they help produce aggregate information such as which pages draw traffic and where visits end. A browser can block cookies, though doing so may change how parts of the website function.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing and correcting technical problems
- Operating the site and maintaining acceptable load times
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
- Routing search requests to the selected partner service
- Assessing which pages are useful and which require improvement
No Criminal-Record Data on File
This site does not keep, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It explains how to approach the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, the District or County Clerk in Rusk, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Crime Records Division, and the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. Visitor information is not compiled into a consumer report or a third-party criminal-history file, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their own privacy policies, retention periods, and sharing rules apply to data entered there. This policy does not govern those providers, so review the applicable terms before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Cherokee County government, Texas DPS, court services, legal-aid resources, or outside search providers. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's policy controls. Read it before providing personal information.
Some advertising providers may track activity across websites to select ads. That process occurs on the provider's systems.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be disclosed to:
- Government bodies or law enforcement when a valid legal order compels disclosure
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Search partners that process a visitor's query
- Advertising networks that place ads on site pages
How We Protect Your Data
Standard security measures are used to protect collected information. No internet-connected system is completely secure, however, so this site cannot guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
This website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If the site learns that such information was provided by a minor, it will be deleted.
Your Data Rights
Depending on residency and whether a law applies, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, Business & Commerce Code Chapter 541, and Texas consumer-protection law may provide rights concerning personal data. Those rules are separate from public-record access under the Texas Public Information Act and criminal-history dissemination under Texas Government Code sections 411.083 and 411.135. A visitor may ask to:
- Opt out of certain processing when the applicable law supplies that right
- Request deletion of covered personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information
- Ask for access to covered data held about the visitor
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised in the future. Any revision will be posted here and identified by a new effective date.
Effective date: August 9, 2026