Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search box is sent to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the entry and supplies its own results. We do not retain or record those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email sent to us may be kept long enough to answer and manage the message. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Page requests can automatically provide ordinary technical and usage details, including:
- Page-view dates and times
- Device type and operating system
- Browser name and version
- Visited pages and time spent on them
- Referring website, when one is supplied
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They and analytics services help combine traffic data, such as popular pages and common exit points. Browser controls can block cookies, although doing so may change how some website functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Sending a requested query to the selected search partner
- Maintaining site speed, access, and basic operation
- Finding and repairing performance or technical faults
- Learning which information visitors use most
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Runnels County Criminal History does not maintain, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It publishes general directions to the Runnels County Sheriff, local courts, Texas DPS Crime Records Division, and Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not used to create consumer reports or third-party criminal files, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies provide the search-box services. Their privacy policies govern any information submitted to those tools, including their retention and disclosure choices. Review the applicable partner policy before running a query because we do not control those practices.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Sheriff's website, court and state portals, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's privacy terms apply. Check them before providing personal information.
Advertising companies may use their own technology to follow activity between websites for targeted advertising. That processing occurs on their systems.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information can be available to:
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and site performance
- Search providers processing a query submitted through their tool
- Advertising networks serving content on the pages
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, commonly used safeguards protect the information we collect. No internet system can guarantee perfect security, however, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If we learn that a minor provided such data, we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Applicable law may provide rights concerning personal data. Texas public records and criminal-history disclosure are separately governed by the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code Chapter 552, and Government Code Chapter 411. For data held by this private website, a visitor may:
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information
- Ask what personal information is held about them
- Object to certain forms of processing
- Request deletion of personal data
Updates to This Policy
This privacy policy may be revised. A changed version will be posted here and identified by a new effective date, so visitors should review it periodically.
Effective date: August 10, 2026