Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search box is transmitted to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Towns County Criminal History does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or other direct message may be retained long enough to answer and maintain the related correspondence. It remains within the operating team unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page causes servers to receive standard technical details about the visit:
- 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 files placed on a device. They and analytics services help measure traffic, popular pages, and where visits end. A browser can block cookies, although doing so may change 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
No database of personal criminal-record information is maintained, compiled, or sold here. The published material identifies how Towns County records may be requested from Towns County Sheriff, the courts, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Georgia Crime Information Center, and the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. Visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report or third-party dossier, and the site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their own privacy policies govern submitted data, retention, and disclosure. Those practices are outside this site's control, so users should read the provider's policy before entering a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Towns County offices, Georgia agencies, court resources, legal organizations, or outside search services. Once a visitor follows one, the destination's privacy terms apply. Review them before sharing personal details.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. That tracking is controlled by those providers.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- 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 received by the site. No internet system is immune from every risk, so absolute security or prevention of every breach cannot be promised.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Verified information supplied by a minor will be deleted when identified.
Your Data Rights
Georgia consumer-protection law, including the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act, O.C.G.A. §§10-1-390 through 10-1-407, may supplement rights available under other applicable law. A user 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
This policy may be revised. A replacement takes effect when it is posted here with a new date.
Effective date: July 18, 2026