Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
A name or location entered into a search box is transmitted to the third-party company operating that tool. Franklin County Recent Arrests does not store or log those search terms on its own systems.
Emails and Other Messages
We retain a message only as needed to answer it. We do not share it outside the organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Technical Details Collected
Routine web logs and measurement tools may record these details when a page loads:
- Your Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when available
- Date and time stamps
Cookie Controls
Cookies help measure how visitors navigate the site. You can block them through browser settings, although some functions may then behave differently.
How Information Supports the Site
- Operate the site and maintain performance
- Send a search request to the selected partner
- Understand which guides visitors find useful
- Diagnose and correct technical problems
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests
Privacy Beyond This Website
Links lead to sheriff and corrections pages, government portals, custody tools, and outside search services. After you follow one, that destination's privacy policy controls its collection and use of data.
Advertising companies may also measure activity across websites to tailor ads. That tracking occurs on their systems, not as a Franklin County public-record process.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Depending on how the site is used, information may be handled by:
- Search providers processing a submitted query
- Analytics vendors measuring site use
- Advertising networks delivering ads
- Law-enforcement or government authorities acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard safeguards appropriate to a public website. No internet-connected service can be guaranteed completely secure or immune from a breach.
Visitors Under Age 18
This website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. Use the Get in Touch page to request deletion if a minor submitted personal data.
Choices About Your Information
- Ask for a copy of information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Ask for deletion where applicable
- Opt out of certain processing where that right applies
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised. An updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.