Information You Choose to Send
Terms Entered in Search Tools
A name, location, or other detail entered into a search box is transmitted to the third-party provider that operates that tool. We do not store or log those search terms on our own systems. The provider's policy controls its receipt and handling of the query.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or contact-form message, we retain the information needed to read and answer it. We do not disclose the message outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law or a valid legal process.
Technical Details Collected Automatically
Ordinary server, analytics, and advertising technologies can record information when a page loads. This data helps measure performance, diagnose errors, and understand general use. It may include:
- the Internet Protocol address used for the connection;
- browser name and version;
- device category and operating system;
- pages viewed and time spent on them;
- the referring site, when supplied; and
- the date and time of a request.
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies help us and service providers understand site use and remember relevant settings. A browser can reject or delete cookies. Blocking them may change how some search, analytics, advertising, or preference features work.
Reasons We Use Information
Collected data is used only for routine operation and improvement of the service. In particular, it may be used to:
- keep pages available, stable, and responsive;
- send a search request to the appropriate partner service;
- measure which Brooks County and Texas resource pages are useful;
- detect, investigate, and correct technical faults; and
- display advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
Privacy Beyond Our Website
Links may lead to Brooks County sheriff or court pages, Texas corrections resources, federal locators, release records, and third-party search tools. Once a visitor follows a link, that destination's privacy rules govern. We do not control its collection, retention, security, or disclosure practices.
Some advertising partners may use their own systems to associate activity across websites and select interest-based ads. That tracking occurs through the partner's technology, not a database of search terms maintained by us.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be handled by parties needed to provide or support site functions:
- search partners that process a submitted query;
- analytics vendors that measure traffic and performance;
- advertising networks that deliver or measure ads; and
- law-enforcement agencies or government bodies responding to a valid legal order.
How We Safeguard Information
We use customary administrative and technical safeguards suited to this type of site. No website, network, transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. We therefore cannot promise that data will always be immune from access, loss, misuse, or breach.
Visitors Younger Than Eighteen
This service is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted information, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.
Choices About Your Information
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify the request, you may ask us to:
- provide a copy of personal data we hold about you;
- correct information that is inaccurate;
- erase information that is eligible for deletion; or
- stop certain processing where an opt-out right applies.
These requests concern information held by this private site. Government records held by the Brooks County Sheriff, a clerk, TDCJ, or another custodian must be addressed to that office under its governing rules, including the Texas Public Information Act in Government Code Chapter 552.
Changes to This Privacy Notice
We may revise this notice as site practices, providers, or legal requirements change. A revised version becomes available on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use after posting is subject to the revised notice.