Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search tool is transmitted to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the request under its own policy. Search terms are not stored or logged by this website.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained long enough to respond and manage the communication. It remains within the operating team unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Routine server and analytics logs may collect technical details when a page loads:
- Page-view times and session duration
- Device type and operating system
- Browser name and version
- The device's assigned IP address
- Pages viewed during the visit
- A referring website, when one is supplied
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files used to understand traffic patterns, popular pages, and where visits end. Analytics providers help combine those signals. Browser controls can block cookies, although some functions may then behave differently.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing faults and maintaining reliable performance
- Routing a submitted query to the selected search partner
- Measuring which information visitors use
- Operating and improving the website
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
No personal criminal-record database is maintained, compiled, or sold here. The content identifies how to reach Wilkes County officials, the courts, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party criminal profiles, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy terms, retention periods, and sharing rules govern anything submitted to those tools. Review the provider's policy before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to a sheriff, court portal, state agency, legal resource, or outside search service. Once a visitor follows an external link, the destination's privacy policy controls. Review it before providing personal details.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites and select ads. That processing is governed by the provider.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Advertising networks that place content on pages
- Analytics services that measure traffic and performance
- Search partners processing a query submitted to their tool
- Government or law-enforcement authorities acting under valid legal process
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices are used for collected data, but no internet-connected system can guarantee absolute protection. A breach or unauthorized access remains possible despite those safeguards.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect a minor's personal information. If such data is identified, a deletion request may be made.
Your Data Rights
North Carolina consumer protections, including the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act at G.S. 75-1.1, may provide rights based on the facts. Chapter 132, the North Carolina Public Records Law, governs records held by public agencies rather than data held by this private website. At a minimum, a visitor may:
- Request access to personal data held about you
- Seek correction of inaccurate information
- Ask that eligible data be deleted
- Object to certain forms of processing
Updates to This Policy
Revisions will be posted here with a new effective date. The version displayed on this page controls from that date forward.
Effective date: August 2, 2026