Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its results. Clay County Criminal History does not retain or record those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain an email or other contact message as needed to answer it. The communication remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a visitor loads a page, the servers automatically receive basic technical and usage details:
- Page-view dates and times
- The referring website, when one is reported
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them
- Device category and operating system
- Browser name and version
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They help show aggregate patterns, such as heavily visited pages and common exit points. Analytics providers assist with compiling that traffic information. A browser can reject cookies through its settings, although doing so may change how some features function.
What We Do With This Data
- Routing a search request to the applicable partner service
- Maintaining site availability and page speed
- Diagnosing faults and correcting technical problems
- Understanding which resources are useful and which need improvement
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Clay County Criminal History neither maintains nor sells a database of personal criminal records. It provides general directions to records held by the Clay County Sheriff, Clay County and District Courts, the Nebraska State Patrol Criminal Identification Division, and the Nebraska State Sex Offender Registry. This resource is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor information is not compiled into consumer reports or third-party criminal-history files.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Information submitted there is governed by the provider's privacy policy rather than this policy. Each provider controls its own retention and disclosure practices. Visitors should review those terms before running a search.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Clay County Sheriff, Nebraska courts, state agencies, legal-aid resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor follows such a link, the destination's policy applies. Review it before providing personal information.
Some advertising providers may use activity across websites to select ads. That processing occurs within the provider's systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold. It may be disclosed to the following limited recipients:
- Analytics providers that measure use and performance
- Advertising networks serving material on the pages
- Search providers processing a query submitted to their tool
- Government or law-enforcement authorities acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, commonly used safeguards protect the information collected. No internet system can be guaranteed secure, however, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This resource is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If we learn that a minor submitted such information, we will delete it promptly.
Your Data Rights
Nebraska Public Records Law, including Neb. Rev. Stat. §84-712, governs access to records held by Nebraska public bodies. Criminal-history dissemination is separately limited by §29-3520 and §29-3523. Those laws do not create a general privacy right in visitor data held by this private resource. Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, visitors may ask to:
- Opt out of processing where an available choice applies
- Request deletion of personal information we control
- Seek correction of inaccurate personal information
- Request a copy of personal information kept about them
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. Any new version will be posted here and identified by an updated effective date, so visitors can review the current handling practices.
Effective date: July 31, 2026