Information Sent Directly
Search queries
When a visitor enters a name, place, or other term in a search tool, the query is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. This site does not store or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
An email or contact message may be kept so a reply can be sent and the request can be handled. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law or needed to protect the service.
Technical Data and Cookies
A page load may produce ordinary technical information such as:
- IP address
- browser type and version
- device and operating system
- pages visited and time spent
- referring site
- date and time stamps
Cookies or similar tools may help understand how visitors use the pages. Browser settings can block them, although a feature may behave differently when they are blocked.
How Information Is Used
- Keep pages available and improve load speed.
- Send a search request to the appropriate partner tool.
- Learn which resources are useful.
- Find errors, abuse, and technical faults.
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
The site does not use a visitor’s search query to decide whether a person should receive any service or opportunity.
Outside Sites and Partners
Pages link to the Swain County Sheriff’s Office, jail and records pages, Bryson City Police, North Carolina courts, NCDAC, federal locators, news sites, and third-party search tools. Once a visitor leaves this site, the other provider’s privacy policy governs. Advertising partners may use their own tracking systems across sites for targeted advertising.
Who May Receive Data
Personal data is not sold by this site. It may be received by search partners handling a query, analytics providers, advertising networks, or law-enforcement and government bodies acting under a valid legal order. Service providers may process technical data to host, secure, or measure the pages.
Security and Children
Reasonable security practices are used, but no internet-connected system is completely secure and no breach-free promise is made. The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian may contact the site to request deletion of information submitted by a minor.
Your Privacy Requests
- Ask what personal information is held.
- Request correction of an error.
- Ask that information be deleted where appropriate.
- Withdraw consent where consent is the basis for processing.
- Object to or limit a use when applicable.
Requests should identify the information and a safe way to respond. A request may need verification before action is taken. Contact details appear on the Contacts page.
Changes to This Notice
This notice may be revised when the service, partners, or legal requirements change. The version posted on this page controls from the time it is published.