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Privacy Policy

This policy describes the information collected during a visit, the purposes for which it is used, and the limited situations in which others may receive it. By continuing to use Seminole County Criminal History, you accept these practices.

Data You Give Us Directly

Search Queries

A name or place submitted through a search tool passes directly to the outside provider operating that feature. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep a separate log or copy of those search terms.

Messages and Contact Submissions

Messages sent by email may be retained long enough to answer and maintain the related correspondence. They remain within our organization unless disclosure is legally required.

Data We Gather Automatically

Our servers automatically receive basic technical information when a page loads, including:

  • Page-view times and the pages visited
  • Your device type and operating system
  • The referring website, when one is available
  • Your device's assigned IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Approximate time spent on each page

Cookies and Analytics

Cookies are small files placed on a device. Along with analytics services, they help aggregate traffic patterns such as popular pages and exit points. You may block cookies through browser settings, although doing so can change how some site functions behave.

What We Do With This Data

  • Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
  • Routing a query to the applicable search partner
  • Operating the site and improving load performance
  • Measuring which resources visitors use
  • Displaying advertising that may reflect user interests

No Criminal-Record Data on File

We do not maintain, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The site explains how Seminole County records may be requested from the Sheriff's Office, the proper court clerk, the Georgia Crime Information Center, and the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party criminal profiles.

Third-Party Search Partners

Outside companies operate the site's search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and disclosure practices apply to data entered there. We do not control those policies, so review the relevant provider's terms before running a query.

Links to Other Websites

Links may lead to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Georgia courts, state agencies, legal-aid organizations, or outside search services. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy policy controls. Review it before providing personal information.

Some advertising providers may use activity across websites to select ads. Their systems, rather than ours, conduct that tracking.

Who Might See Your Data

Personal data is not sold. It may be disclosed to:

  • Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
  • Search partners processing a query you submit
  • Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
  • Advertising networks serving ads on the site

How We Protect Your Data

Reasonable, standard safeguards protect the information we collect. No internet-connected system is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.

Users Under 18

The site is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such information, we will delete it.

Your Data Rights

Rights may vary by residence and applicable law. In Georgia, the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act, O.C.G.A. §§10-1-390–407, governs certain unfair or deceptive consumer practices. The Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. §§50-18-70–77, concerns access to records held by public agencies, while criminal-history dissemination is separately governed by O.C.G.A. §35-3-34. Subject to applicable law, you may:

  • Request deletion of your personal data
  • Ask what personal information we hold about you
  • Seek correction of inaccurate information
  • Opt out of processing when the law provides that choice

Updates to This Policy

This policy may be revised. An updated version and effective date will appear here when a change is made.

Effective date: July 18, 2026