Information You Provide
Search Entries
When you type a name, location, or similar search detail into a search tool, that query is sent to the outside provider that operates the tool. This site does not keep its own separate log of those search terms.
Messages
If you send an email or contact message, the information in that message may be kept long enough to review it and respond. It is not shared outside the organization unless a valid legal requirement applies.
Automatic Site Data
Like most websites, technical data may be collected when a page loads. That data helps with security, troubleshooting, analytics, and basic site operations.
- IP address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on those pages.
- Referring website, when one is available.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies may be used to understand how visitors use the site and to support advertising or analytics features. You can block cookies in your browser, but some site or partner features may work differently after they are blocked.
How Data Is Used
- Keep the site available, stable, and reasonably fast.
- Send search requests to the correct partner service.
- Understand which Stephens County pages are most useful.
- Find technical errors, broken links, or security issues.
- Display ads that may be based on general visitor interests.
Outside Websites
This site links to sheriff pages, jail rosters, Texas court and corrections resources, federal locators, and third-party search tools. Public-record requests to Texas agencies are governed by the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, but each outside website controls its own privacy practices after you leave this site.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure ad activity or show interest-based ads across websites. That tracking is handled on the partner's platform, not as an official Stephens County government function.
Who May Receive Data
Personal information is not sold as a mailing list. It may be available to limited service providers or authorities in the situations below.
- Search partners that process submitted queries.
- Analytics providers that measure site traffic.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law enforcement, courts, or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Data Security
Reasonable security practices are used to protect site data. No internet-connected site can be made fully secure, so this notice cannot promise that data will never be accessed, changed, lost, or disclosed without authorization.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults. It does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted information, contact us so the material can be reviewed for deletion.
Your Data Choices
- Ask for a copy of personal data this site holds about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information you supplied.
- Request deletion where the law allows.
- Ask to opt out of certain processing where an opt-out right applies.
Policy Updates
This privacy notice may be revised from time to time. Updated terms will be posted on this page with a new effective date or revised posting date.