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Privacy Policy

This policy describes the visitor information collected by Gallatin County Criminal History, the reasons it is used, and the limited circumstances in which service providers may receive it. By continuing to use the site, you accept the practices stated below.

Data You Give Us Directly

Search Queries

A name or location entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies any result; this site does not retain or log the submitted search terms.

Messages and Contact Submissions

An email may be kept for the time needed to answer it. It remains within the operating team unless disclosure is required by law.

Data We Gather Automatically

Loading a page can provide the servers with routine technical information about the visit:

  • 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, including frequently visited pages and exit points. Analytics providers aggregate that activity. A browser can reject cookies, although blocking them may change how some features behave.

What We Do With This Data

  • Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
  • Sending your search requests to the right partner service
  • Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
  • Tracking down and fixing technical issues
  • Showing ads that may line up with your interests

No Criminal-Record Data on File

This site neither maintains nor sells a database of personal criminal records. It publishes general routing information for Gallatin County records held by the Circuit Court Clerk, local law enforcement, the Kentucky Court of Justice, KSP, and the Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry. It is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report about another person.

Third-Party Search Partners

Outside companies operate the search boxes and apply their own privacy terms to submitted information. Their retention and disclosure choices are beyond this site's control. Review the provider's policy before entering a query.

Links to Other Websites

Links may lead to Gallatin County offices, Kentucky court portals, state agencies, legal resources, or private search services. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's policy controls. Read it before providing personal details.

Certain advertising partners may track your activity across sites to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.

Who Might See Your Data

We do not sell personal data. Some information may end up with:

  • 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

Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for collected data, but no internet service can promise absolute security or guarantee that a breach will never occur.

Users Under 18

The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. Information identified as belonging to a minor will be removed when brought to our attention.

Your Data Rights

The Kentucky Consumer Protection Act, KRS 367.110–367.300, may apply to particular consumer practices. The Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870–61.884, and criminal-record provisions such as KRS 17.150 govern public agencies and specified records; they do not turn this private site into a government custodian. Subject to applicable law, you may:

  • 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

Revisions will appear on this page and carry a new effective date. Review the current version when you want to confirm how visitor information is handled.

Effective date: July 26, 2026