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 feature. The provider processes the query and supplies its response. We do not keep or log those search terms on our own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or direct message may be retained long enough to answer it and maintain the related correspondence. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, servers and analytics tools can receive routine technical details about the visit:
- Page-view dates, times, and duration
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- IP address assigned to the device
- Pages viewed during the visit
- A referring website, when one is supplied
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They help produce aggregate measures such as popular pages, navigation paths, and exit points. Analytics services assist with that measurement. A browser can block or remove cookies, although disabling them may change how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
- Route a submitted query to the selected search provider
- Maintain site availability, speed, and basic functions
- Find and repair errors or security issues
- Measure which resources visitors use
- Display advertising that may reflect browsing interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Decatur County Criminal History does not maintain, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It publishes directions to the Decatur County sheriff and courts, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation repository, and the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into third-party dossiers or consumer reports. This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Their privacy terms, not this policy, govern information entered into those tools. Each partner determines its own retention, security, and disclosure practices. Review those terms before sending a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links can lead to Decatur County offices, Tennessee agencies, courts, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's own privacy policy applies. Read it before providing personal details.
Advertising providers may measure activity across websites for targeted ads. That processing takes place through their systems and policies.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be available to:
- Analytics vendors that measure traffic and performance
- Search providers chosen to process a query
- Advertising networks serving content on a page
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices are used to guard collected information. No internet service can guarantee perfect safety, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This resource is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If such information is identified, a deletion request may be submitted.
Your Data Rights
A visitor may ask to exercise the data choices listed below, subject to identity checks and applicable law. Tennessee's Public Records Act access rule, its confidentiality provisions, and TBI criminal-history statute govern official government records. They do not turn this private site into a Decatur County records custodian.
- Request access to personal data we retain about you
- Ask that inaccurate retained data be corrected
- Seek deletion when the request is legally available
- Object to or opt out of certain processing when applicable
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. A replacement version will appear here with its new effective date.
Effective date: August 8, 2026