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Privacy Notice

This Privacy Notice explains what information Nicholas County Recent Arrests receives, how that information is used, and when it may be shared. It covers searches sent to outside providers, messages submitted to us, routine technical data, cookies, and links to official or third-party services. It also describes available privacy choices and the limits of online security. By continuing to use this site, you accept the practices described here. Outside services, including Kentucky government portals and search partners, apply their own privacy terms once you leave this site.

Information You Submit

Terms Entered in Search

When you enter a name, location, or other detail in a search tool, the query is transmitted to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Nicholas County Recent Arrests does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider may process the query under its separate privacy notice and terms.

Emails and Contact Messages

If you email us or use a contact form, we retain the message and the contact details you provide so we can respond. We do not share a contact message outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law, including a valid legal order.

Technical Data Collected Automatically

Like most websites, our systems may receive routine technical information when a page loads. This information supports site operation, measurement, and troubleshooting. It may include:

  • Your internet protocol address.
  • Your browser name and version.
  • Your device class and operating system.
  • The pages viewed and time spent on them.
  • The referring website, when one is supplied.
  • The date and time of each request.

Cookies and Browser Controls

Cookies and similar technologies help measure how visitors use the site and may support advertising. You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Some functions may work differently or lose saved preferences when cookies are disabled.

How Information Is Used

Collected information is used only for ordinary site and service purposes. Those purposes include:

  • Keeping pages available, responsive, and secure.
  • Sending search requests to the selected partner service.
  • Understanding which Nicholas County record guides visitors find useful.
  • Diagnosing faults and correcting technical problems.
  • Displaying advertising that may reflect general interests.

Privacy on Linked Services

This site links to the Nicholas County Sheriff, Bourbon County Regional Detention Center, Kentucky Department of Corrections, VINELink, court resources, federal locators, and third-party search tools. Once you follow an outside link, that operator's privacy notice governs its collection and use of information. We do not control those systems.

Advertising partners may use their own tools to measure activity across websites and select interest-based ads. Any such tracking occurs on the partner's systems under its policies, not as a database maintained by Nicholas County Recent Arrests.

Parties That May Receive Data

We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be handled by service providers or disclosed when the law requires it. Recipients may include:

  • Search partners that process submitted queries.
  • Analytics providers that measure site use.
  • Advertising networks that deliver or assess ads.
  • Law-enforcement agencies or government bodies acting under a valid legal order.

Security Has Practical Limits

We use standard administrative and technical practices intended to protect information. Even careful safeguards cannot make an internet-connected system completely secure. We therefore cannot promise that information will never be accessed, altered, lost, or disclosed without authorization.

This Site Is for Adults

Nicholas County Recent Arrests is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted information, contact us and request its deletion.

Your Privacy Choices

Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify the request, you may:

  • Ask for a copy of personal information we hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
  • Ask us to erase personal information we retain.
  • Opt out of processing when the applicable law provides that choice.

Kentucky public records held by the Nicholas County Sheriff, the regional jail, courts, or another government office are controlled by that office and the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 through 61.884. A request to this private site cannot amend an agency record.

Changes to This Notice

We may revise this Privacy Notice as our practices, services, or legal duties change. The updated wording and a new effective date will be posted on this page. Continued use after publication means the revised notice applies to later activity.