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. 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
When a page loads, the server can receive routine technical details about the visit:
- Page-view times and the pages visited
- Device and operating-system type
- The referring site, when one is available
- Your browser type and version
- The device's assigned IP address
- Approximate time spent on a page
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that help show broad usage patterns, such as popular pages and exit points. Analytics providers aggregate that traffic information. A browser can block cookies, although doing so may alter how parts of the website function.
What We Do With This Data
- Route a submitted search to the selected outside provider
- Diagnose errors and other technical problems
- Measure which material visitors use most
- Operate the website and improve page performance
- Display 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. The published material identifies official channels for Fluvanna County records, including the Sheriff's Office, court clerks, Virginia State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange, and Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. No visitor data is assembled into a consumer report or third-party criminal file, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Information submitted there falls under the provider's privacy policy, retention rules, and sharing practices rather than this policy. Review those terms before using a tool.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to court portals, the Fluvanna Sheriff's Office, Virginia agencies, legal resources, or outside search services. Once you leave this website, the destination's privacy rules apply. Review them before providing personal details.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. We do not control that tracking.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and performance
- Outside search providers receiving a query you submit
- Advertising networks serving content on these pages
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, commonly used safeguards protect the data we handle. No internet system is completely secure, however, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
This website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from a person under 18. If such data is identified, we will remove it after receiving notice.
Your Data Rights
Virginia Code § 19.2-389 governs dissemination from the state's criminal-history repository, while the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Virginia Code § 2.2-3700 et seq., governs access to qualifying public-body records. Those laws do not turn this private website into a government custodian. For information held directly by us, you may:
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Ask what personal data we retain about you
- Object to certain processing where applicable
- Request deletion of data we control
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy. A new version becomes available on this page with its updated effective date.
Effective date: August 10, 2026