Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its result. We do not keep or log those search terms on our own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
When you email us, we retain the message as needed to respond. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers receive basic technical details whenever a page loads:
- Page-view dates and times
- Your device's assigned IP address
- Browser name and version
- Operating system and device category
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- A referring website, when one is supplied
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. We use them with analytics services to understand traffic in aggregate, including popular pages and points where visits end. Browser controls can block cookies, although a blocked cookie may change how some site features behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing technical faults and performance problems
- Operating the website and keeping pages responsive
- Routing a search request to the provider that processes it
- Learning which pages visitors use and where content needs work
- Displaying advertising that may relate to a visitor's interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not host, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The site publishes directions to Bladen County and North Carolina custodians, including the sheriff, Clerk of Superior Court, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry. Visitor information is not compiled into third-party dossiers or consumer reports. This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Independent companies power the search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and sharing rules apply to information submitted through their tools. We do not control those practices. Review the provider's policy before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the sheriff, courts, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search services. Once you leave this website, the destination's policy governs the visit. Read it before providing personal information.
Some advertising providers may use their own systems to follow activity across websites for targeted advertising.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be received by:
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and site performance
- Outside search providers processing a query you submit
- Advertising networks serving ads on these pages
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard safeguards for data in our care. No internet-connected system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee that a breach or unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
This website is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such information, we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
You may ask us to review how we handle information about you. North Carolina's Public Records Law, Chapter 132, governs records held by public agencies, not the private visitor data described here. It still matters when you contact a Bladen County custodian. Criminal-investigation records have special limits under G.S. 132-1.4, and registry dissemination is governed by G.S. 14-208.10, which protects victim identity while listing public fields. With respect to information we control, you can:
- Request deletion of information associated with you
- Ask what personal information we retain about you
- Request correction of inaccurate personal data
- Ask to opt out of certain processing where that choice is available
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as the website or applicable rules change. A revised version will appear here with an updated effective date.
Effective date: August 1, 2026