Information We Receive
A search query entered into a third-party search box may pass to that provider. A message sent through a contact method can include the details the sender chooses to provide. The service may also receive ordinary technical data when a page loads:
- IP address and approximate network information
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages visited and time spent
- Referring page and time stamps
Do not send private court documents, medical details, or another person’s sensitive information through an unverified channel.
Cookies and Use
Cookies and similar tools can help understand how visitors use the pages, keep the service working, measure performance, and find technical faults. Browser settings can block cookies, although some functions may not behave as expected when they are disabled.
Information may be used to operate and improve the pages, route a search request to the selected provider, understand which topics are useful, prevent abuse, and show advertising that may match general interests. A search partner sets its own data practices after a query leaves these pages.
Links to Other Services
The pages link to the Watauga Sheriff, Detention Center, city police departments, NC courts, NC DAC, federal locators, archives, local news, and third-party resources. Once a visitor follows a link, that organization’s privacy policy and security practices apply. Watauga County Busted Mugshots does not control the content, uptime, or data handling of an outside service.
Advertising partners may use their own tools to measure activity across sites. Their systems, not this policy, govern that activity.
Who May Receive Data
Personal information is not sold as a standalone list by this private reference service. It may be available to the following recipients when needed for the stated function or required by law:
- Search partners processing a submitted query
- Analytics providers measuring page use
- Advertising networks serving or measuring ads
- Law-enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order
Security Practices
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for the systems under our control. No internet-connected service is guaranteed to be secure, and no promise is made that data will never be exposed through a breach, outage, or third-party failure.
Visitors Under 18
These pages are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted information, a parent or guardian may contact the service to request deletion of that submission.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on the data and the law that applies, a person may ask for:
- A copy of personal data held by the service
- Correction of inaccurate contact information
- Deletion of submitted personal data
- Restriction or opt-out of certain processing
Requests may not reach information held by a search partner, government office, court, or news publisher. Those organizations handle their own records and requests.
Policy Changes
This policy may be revised when the service, tools, or law changes. The updated text will appear on this page with a new effective date. Continued use after an update means the revised practices apply going forward.