Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search
A name, location, or other term entered in a search box is sent to the independent provider that operates that tool. Benton County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy terms govern its collection and use.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or use a contact method, we retain the message and supplied contact details as needed to answer. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected
Routine server, analytics, or advertising systems may collect basic technical details when a page loads. Those details can include:
- Your Internet Protocol address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device class and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring website, when available.
- Date and time information for the visit.
Browser Cookies
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site and may support advertising functions. You can restrict or reject cookies in your browser settings. Blocking them may cause some tools or preferences to work differently.
How Information Is Used
Collected information supports normal site operations and measurement. It may be used to:
- Keep pages available, responsive, and secure.
- Send a search request to the chosen partner.
- Understand which Benton County resource pages help visitors.
- Diagnose broken links, errors, and other technical problems.
- Display advertising that may be based on interests.
External Websites and Services
Links may lead to Benton County Sheriff's Office, Benton County Jail, Iowa Courts Online, Iowa Department of Corrections, federal or ICE locators, news outlets, and independent search tools. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy policy and data practices apply.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select interest-based ads. That tracking is performed on partner systems, not by the Benton County public-record offices discussed in the site content.
Parties Receiving Information
We do not sell personal information. Information may still be processed by limited categories of recipients that support site functions:
- Search providers that receive terms submitted to their tools.
- Analytics vendors that measure site performance and use.
- Advertising networks that deliver and assess ads.
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order.
Data Security Measures
We use ordinary administrative and technical safeguards suited to the information handled. No website, transmission method, or internet-connected storage system is completely secure. We therefore cannot promise that data will never be lost, accessed, or disclosed without authorization.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted personal data, a parent or guardian may use the Contact Us page to request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and reasonable identity verification, you may ask us to:
- Provide a copy of personal information we hold about you.
- Correct inaccurate personal details.
- Delete personal information where an applicable right permits it.
- Stop certain processing where an opt-out right applies.
These requests concern data held by this private site. Iowa Code chapter 22 governs access to records held by Iowa public bodies, and requests for Benton County government records must go to the public custodian.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice when practices or legal duties change. A revised version takes effect when it is posted here with an updated effective date.