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Privacy Policy

This policy describes the data generated by a visit, the reasons it may be processed, the outside services that may receive it, and the choices available to visitors. Continued use of the Sherman County Criminal History site signifies acceptance of these practices.

Data You Give Us Directly

Search Queries

A name or place entered in a search box passes to the outside provider that operates the tool. That company processes the query under its own policy and supplies the response. We do not keep a local log of those search terms.

Messages and Contact Submissions

An email may be retained long enough to answer and maintain the related correspondence. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.

Data We Gather Automatically

Loading a page causes the server to receive ordinary technical details 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

Small cookie files and analytics services help combine traffic data, such as popular pages and common exit points. A browser can block cookies, although some functions may then behave differently.

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 identifies the official custodians of Sherman County records, including the sheriff, County and District Courts, the Nebraska State Patrol Criminal Identification Division, and the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party criminal profiles, and this resource is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Third-Party Search Partners

Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy terms, retention choices, and sharing rules govern information entered there. Review the provider's policy before submitting a query because we do not control those practices.

Links to Other Websites

Links may lead to courts, sheriff pages, Nebraska agencies, legal resources, or commercial tools. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's policy controls. Read it before providing personal details.

Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads.

Who Might See Your Data

Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be received by:

  • 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 security measures protect collected data, but no internet service can guarantee absolute safety or rule out every breach.

Users Under 18

The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. A verified minor's submission will be deleted when identified.

Your Data Rights

Applicable law may provide additional rights. Nebraska public criminal-record access is governed in part by the Nebraska Public Records Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§84-712 through 84-712.09, while criminal-history dissemination limits appear in Neb. Rev. Stat. §29-3523. For data held directly by this private site, visitors 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 be posted here and identified by a new effective date. The current version controls use after publication.

Effective date: July 31, 2026