Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search tool is sent 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 systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain an email or other direct message as needed to respond. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers receive routine technical details when a page loads:
- Page-view times and visit duration
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed during the visit
- Referring site, when one is supplied
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They help measure traffic, popular pages, and where visits end. Analytics services combine that usage data for us. A browser can block cookies, although doing so may change how some site functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Routing a query to the selected outside search provider
- Maintaining site availability and performance
- Finding and correcting technical faults
- Measuring which pages serve visitors well
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. Amelia County record guidance identifies official sources such as the sheriff, court clerks, Piedmont Regional Jail, Virginia State Police CCRE, and the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or a criminal file about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the site's search boxes. Their privacy policies, not this policy, govern information submitted through those tools. We do not control a provider's retention or sharing choices, so review its policy before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Amelia County offices, Virginia court portals, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search services. The destination's privacy policy applies once you leave this site. Review it before providing personal data.
Some advertising providers may use activity across websites to choose targeted ads. That process runs through their systems.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be available to:
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Search providers that process a query you submit
- Advertising networks that place site ads
- 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 control. No internet system can be guaranteed secure, however, and we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from a person under 18. If we learn that such data was provided, we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Applicable privacy and consumer-protection law may provide added rights based on where you live. Virginia's Freedom of Information Act governs access to public-body records, while Virginia Code § 19.2-389 separately limits criminal-history dissemination. Those public-record laws do not turn this private site into a government record custodian. Subject to applicable law, you may:
- Opt out of certain processing where the law permits
- Request deletion of covered personal data
- Ask to correct inaccurate personal information
- Request a copy of covered data held about you
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy. An updated version and its effective date will appear here when a change takes effect.
Effective date: August 10, 2026