Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is transmitted directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Putnam County Criminal History does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained as needed to prepare and deliver a response. It remains within the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page can cause servers to collect routine technical details, including:
- Page-view dates and times
- IP address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Visited pages and approximate time spent
- Referring website, when available
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. Together with analytics services, they help measure aggregate traffic, popular pages, and points where visits end. Browser controls can block cookies, although disabling them may change how some features operate.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing faults and maintaining performance
- Routing a submitted query to the relevant search partner
- Measuring which resources visitors use
- Operating and improving the website
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
No database of personal criminal-record information is maintained, assembled, or sold here. The content identifies official Putnam County and Florida custodians, including the sheriff's records unit, criminal courts, FDLE Division of Criminal Justice Information Services, and Florida Sexual Offender/Predator Registry. Visitor data is not turned into third-party criminal profiles or consumer reports, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies supply the search-box services. Their privacy notices, retention periods, and sharing rules govern information submitted through those tools. Those practices are beyond this website's control, so review the provider's policy before entering a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to courts, sheriff offices, Florida agencies, legal-aid resources, and commercial search services. Once an external page opens, its operator's privacy policy applies. Review that policy before providing personal information.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites and select targeted advertising.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. It may be available to:
- Analytics vendors measuring use and performance
- Search providers processing a query
- Advertising networks serving page ads
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under valid legal process
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable standard safeguards are used for collected information. No internet-connected service can guarantee perfect security, however, and a breach-free system cannot be promised.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. A verified request concerning information submitted by a minor will be reviewed and handled as required by applicable law.
Your Data Rights
Rights depend on residence, the kind of data involved, and the law that applies. Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Fla. Stat. §501.204, prohibits unfair or deceptive acts but does not by itself create the four universal data rights listed below. Subject to applicable law, a person may ask us to:
- Explain whether contact information is retained
- Correct inaccurate information the requester supplied
- Delete retained contact data when no legal or operational reason requires it
- Honor an applicable statutory opt-out when the law requires one
Florida Public Records Law, Chapter 119, and Fla. Stat. §943.053 govern government-record access and FDLE criminal-history dissemination. They do not turn this private website's visitor logs into Putnam County public records.
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A replacement becomes available here with an updated effective date, so periodic review is appropriate.
Effective date: July 17, 2026