Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search tool is sent to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies the response. Calhoun 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 answer it. Messages remain within the operating team unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page can cause standard technical details about the visit to be recorded:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files used to understand traffic patterns, popular pages, and where visits end. Analytics providers combine that activity into broader reports. A browser can block cookies, although doing so may change how some functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Sending a search request to the selected partner
- Maintaining stable and efficient website operation
- Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
- Understanding which information visitors use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
This website does not host, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It publishes routing information for Calhoun County Sheriff records, Iowa District Court files, DCI repository checks, and Iowa Sex Offender Registry records. Iowa Code chapter 22 governs access to qualifying public records, while Iowa Code chapter 692 controls criminal-history dissemination by the state. Visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or a record about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies supply the search boxes. A query submitted through one is governed by that company's privacy terms, retention choices, and sharing rules. Review those terms before entering a search because this policy does not control the provider.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Calhoun County Sheriff, Iowa Courts, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's privacy policy applies. Review it before sharing personal details.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites for interest-based ads.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Standard safeguards are used for collected information. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, so these measures cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Information identified as belonging to a minor will be deleted.
Your Data Rights
Rights can vary by residence and applicable Iowa or federal law. A visitor may ask to exercise the following choices when the law provides them:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
A revised policy will appear here with a new effective date. Visitors should review the current version when they want to understand present data practices.
Effective date: July 23, 2026