Information You Submit
Search entries
A name, location, or other query entered in a search box is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Santa Barbara County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
If you send an email or contact message, we retain the details needed to read and answer it. We do not share that message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Automatic Technical Data
Ordinary server and analytics records may collect information when a page loads. That may include:
- Your IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring page, when available.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site. A browser can reject or delete them, although blocking cookies may change how some features work.
How Information Is Used
Collected data supports the operation of the site and its tools. It may be used to:
- Keep pages available and responsive.
- Send a search request to the selected partner.
- Understand which material readers use.
- Diagnose errors and security issues.
- Display advertising that may reflect likely interests.
Other Websites and Services
Links may lead to Santa Barbara County jail and Sheriff resources, city police pages, California corrections sources, courts, federal locators, news outlets, and outside search tools. The destination's own privacy policy applies after you leave this site.
Advertising partners may use their systems to measure activity across different sites and select ads. That tracking is performed under the partner's rules, not this privacy notice.
When Data May Be Shared
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Search partners processing a submitted query.
- Analytics providers measuring site use.
- Advertising networks delivering ads.
- Law enforcement or another public authority responding to a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
Standard administrative and technical safeguards are used where practical. No internet service is immune from error, intrusion, or loss, so absolute security cannot be promised.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted data may ask that it be deleted.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and the ability to verify a request, you may ask to:
- Receive a copy of personal data held about you.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Delete information that need not be retained.
- Opt out of certain processing where that right applies.
Send privacy requests through the Contact Us page. These rights concern data held by this private site. Requests about an official Santa Barbara County record must go to the agency that holds it.
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised as services or legal duties change. A new effective date will be posted with an updated version.