Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its own results. We do not keep a separate log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or other direct message may be retained long enough to respond and maintain the related correspondence. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our systems receive basic technical and usage details when a page loads, including:
- Page-view times and the pages visited
- The referring website, when one is supplied
- Device type and operating system
- Browser type and version
- The device's assigned IP address
- Approximate time spent on pages
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device to help measure traffic and understand how visitors move through the site. Analytics services combine those usage signals. A browser can block cookies, although turning them off may change how some functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Route a submitted search to the applicable partner service
- Maintain performance and availability
- Diagnose errors and other technical problems
- Measure which pages visitors use
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Davie County Criminal History does not host, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It identifies official access routes at the sheriff, the Davie courts, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into a file about another person or into a consumer report. This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the site's search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and sharing rules apply to information entered in those tools. Review the provider's policy before submitting a query because we do not control those practices.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Davie County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina courts, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's policy governs any information shared there.
Advertising providers may use their own technology to measure activity across websites and select ads. That processing occurs on the provider's systems.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Analytics providers measuring site use and performance
- Search partners processing queries submitted to their tools
- Advertising networks serving ads on the pages
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices are used to protect collected data. No internet service can guarantee perfect security, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A verified report that a minor supplied personal data will be addressed by deleting that information.
Your Data Rights
Applicable privacy or consumer-protection law may provide additional rights. North Carolina's Public Records Law, Chapter 132, governs records held by public agencies, while G.S. 132-1.4 sets special access rules for criminal investigation and arrest information. Those government-record rules do not turn this private website into a public agency. Visitors may:
- Ask what personal information we retain about them
- Request correction of inaccurate retained information
- Ask that retained personal data be deleted
- Opt out where the applicable law provides that choice
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal requirements change. A new version takes effect when posted here with its updated date.
Effective date: August 1, 2026