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Privacy Policy

This policy describes the visitor information collected through Hudspeth County Criminal History, why it is used, and the limited circumstances in which service providers may receive it. Continued use of the website signifies acceptance of these practices.

Data You Give Us Directly

Search Queries

A name or location entered in a search tool is sent directly to the third party that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not retain those search terms in our own records.

Messages and Contact Submissions

An email sent to us may be kept long enough to answer and maintain the related correspondence. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.

Data We Gather Automatically

Our servers automatically receive basic technical information when a page loads:

  • The IP address assigned to your device
  • Which browser you are using and its version
  • Your device type and operating system
  • The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
  • The site that sent you here, if any
  • Timestamps for each page view

Cookies and Analytics

Cookies are small device files that help measure traffic patterns, popular pages, and navigation. Analytics providers combine that activity into site-use reports. Browser controls can block cookies, although disabling them may alter how some features work.

What We Do With This Data

  • Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
  • Sending your search requests to the right partner service
  • Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
  • Tracking down and fixing technical issues
  • Showing ads that may line up with your interests

No Criminal-Record Data on File

We do not maintain, assemble, or sell a personal criminal-record database. Hudspeth County guidance identifies official routes through the sheriff, combined clerk, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not used to create a consumer report or a dossier about another person, and this site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Third-Party Search Partners

Outside companies operate the site's search boxes. Their privacy terms, retention rules, and sharing practices govern information submitted to those tools. Review the provider's policy before entering a query because we do not control its processing.

Links to Other Websites

Links may lead to sheriff pages, court portals, Texas agencies, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's privacy policy controls. Read those terms before providing personal information.

Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. Their tracking does not run as part of our own criminal-record database because no such database is maintained here.

Who Might See Your Data

We do not sell personal data. Some information may end up with:

  • Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
  • Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
  • Ad networks that place ads on our pages
  • Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it

How We Protect Your Data

Reasonable security practices protect information within our control. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, so a breach or unauthorized access remains possible despite those safeguards.

Users Under 18

The website is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. A verified request concerning a minor's submitted data will be handled promptly.

Your Data Rights

Applicable law may provide additional rights. The Texas Public Information Act, Government Code Chapter 552, applies to records held by covered government bodies, while Government Code Chapter 411 controls criminal-history dissemination. This private site is not the custodian of Hudspeth County government records. For information held by us, you may:

  • Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
  • Have us fix information that is wrong
  • Request that we erase your data
  • Opt out of certain kinds of data processing

Updates to This Policy

Revisions become effective when an updated policy and date are posted here. Reviewing this page periodically is the best way to see current practices.

Effective date: August 9, 2026