Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Ripley County Criminal History does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained long enough to review it and respond. Messages stay within the operating team unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page can create a basic technical record of the visit, including:
- The time of each page request
- The referring site, when one is supplied
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that help measure traffic patterns, such as popular pages and common exit points. Analytics providers combine that activity into broader performance reports. A browser can reject cookies, though blocking them may change how some site functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Finding and repairing performance or technical problems
- Operating the site and improving load times
- Directing a search request to the selected outside provider
- Measuring which reference pages readers use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect general interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Ripley County Criminal History does not maintain, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. Its pages identify how records may be requested from the Ripley County Sheriff, Circuit Clerk, Missouri State Highway Patrol CJIS, and Missouri Sex Offender Registry. The site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor data is not turned into a consumer report or a dossier about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the site's search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and disclosure rules govern any information submitted through those tools. Those practices are beyond this site's control, so review the provider's policy before entering a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to courts, Missouri agencies, local offices, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy terms apply. Review them before providing personal information.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. Their tracking does not run under this policy.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be disclosed to:
- Analytics providers that measure site traffic and performance
- Advertising networks that place ads on these pages
- Search providers chosen to process a submitted query
- Government or law-enforcement bodies when a valid order requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices are used to protect collected information. No internet system can guarantee perfect security, so the site cannot promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If such information is identified, it will be deleted after notice and reasonable verification.
Your Data Rights
Rights can vary by residence. The Missouri Sunshine Law, Chapter 610 RSMo, and criminal-history dissemination rules in section 43.540 RSMo govern public agencies and state records rather than this private site's visitor analytics. Subject to the law that applies, a visitor may ask to:
- Opt out of processing where the law provides that choice
- Correct inaccurate personal information held by the site
- Receive a copy of personal information kept about them
- Request deletion when applicable law permits it
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. A revised policy becomes available here with its current effective date.
Effective date: July 30, 2026