Information You Choose to Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When you type a name or location into an embedded search tool, the query goes to the third-party company that operates that tool. This site does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy terms apply to its handling of the query.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or contact message, we retain the information needed to read and answer it. We do not share that correspondence outside our organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Technical Information Collected During a Visit
Routine logs and measurement services may record:
- Your Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when available
- Date and time information
Cookie Controls
Cookies help measure how visitors use the pages. You may block or remove cookies through your browser settings, although doing so can change how some site features operate.
Purposes for Using Information
- Operate the site and maintain reasonable performance
- Send search requests to the selected partner service
- Understand which Hemphill County record guides visitors find useful
- Detect and correct technical problems
- Present advertising that may reflect visitor interests
Government and Third-Party Destinations
Links may lead to the Hemphill County Sheriff's Office, the combined clerk, Texas Department of Criminal Justice resources, federal locators, release-record portals, and independent search services. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy policy controls its collection and use of information.
Advertising companies may use technology on their own systems to measure activity across websites and select interest-based ads.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may be handled by:
- Search partners that process a submitted query
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks
- Law-enforcement agencies or other government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security, Not a Guarantee
We use standard safeguards appropriate for a public website. No online service, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
This Site Is for Adults
The site is intended for people age 18 or older and does not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If you believe someone under 18 submitted personal data, use the Contact Us page to request review and deletion.
Choices About Your Personal Data
Subject to applicable law and the ability to verify a request, you may ask for a copy of personal data we hold, request correction of inaccurate data, seek deletion, or object to certain processing. These choices concern information held by this private site. Government records are controlled by the originating agency and Texas Government Code Chapter 552, the Texas Public Information Act, along with other confidentiality and access laws.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this notice as site practices or legal requirements change. An updated version becomes effective when it is posted here with a new effective date.