Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search box is sent to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its own results. We do not retain those search terms in a local criminal-record database.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or other direct message may be retained long enough to answer and maintain the exchange. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Data We Gather Automatically
Normal server logs collect technical details when a page loads, including:
- Page-view dates and times
- Visited pages and approximate visit length
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Referring website, when supplied
- The device's internet protocol address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies and analytics help measure aggregate traffic, popular pages, and points where visits end. A browser can block or delete cookies, although doing so may change how some functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing errors and security issues
- Operating the website and improving load performance
- Measuring which resources visitors use
- Sending a search query to the selected outside provider
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
No personal criminal-record database is compiled, maintained, or sold here. The published material identifies how Matagorda County records may be requested from the Sheriff's Office, court clerks, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. Visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report, and this site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search tools. Their privacy policies, retention periods, sharing rules, and security practices govern information submitted to them. Review the applicable provider policy before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links lead to court portals, sheriff pages, Texas agencies, legal resources, and outside tools. The destination's privacy policy applies after a visitor leaves this website, so it should be reviewed before personal data is submitted.
An advertising company may use its own technology to measure activity across websites and select ads. That processing occurs under the company's policy.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be handled by:
- Advertising networks serving material on the pages
- Analytics vendors measuring traffic and performance
- Search providers receiving a query submitted to their tool
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable technical and organizational safeguards are used for information under our control. No internet service can promise absolute security or guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. A verified report of such data will be addressed through deletion where appropriate.
Your Data Rights
Applicable Texas privacy and consumer-protection rules may provide rights over personal data. Texas Government Code Chapter 552 governs public information held by government bodies, while Chapter 411 restricts criminal-history dissemination. Those public-record laws do not turn this private site into a government custodian. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Opt out of processing where the law supplies that choice
- Request deletion of eligible personal data
- Ask that inaccurate personal data be corrected
- Request access to eligible personal data held about the visitor
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. A replacement becomes effective when posted with an updated date.
Effective date: August 9, 2026