Information You Choose to Send
Search Terms
A name, location, or other detail entered into a search box is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. We do not store or log those search terms in our own system. The provider’s terms and privacy policy govern its handling of the query.
Messages
If you email us or use a contact form, we retain the message and contact details as needed to respond. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless the law requires disclosure.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Like most websites, the service may record routine technical information when a page loads:
- Your Internet Protocol address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring website, when supplied.
- Date and time stamps for requests.
Cookies
Cookies and similar technologies help measure how visitors use the site. Browser controls can reject or delete cookies, although some search, preference, or advertising features may then work differently.
Purposes for Using Data
Collected information is used for limited operational and service purposes:
- Keep pages available, stable, and responsive.
- Send search requests to the selected partner service.
- Understand which Towns County resources visitors find useful.
- Detect errors, abuse, and other technical problems.
- Display advertising that may reflect general interests.
Privacy Beyond This Website
Links may lead to Towns County release records, sheriff and corrections pages, Georgia government portals, federal locators, or independent search services. Once you leave this site, the destination’s privacy policy controls its collection and use of data.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across sites and select interest-based ads. That tracking occurs under the partner’s technology and policies, not in a records database maintained here.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may still pass to limited categories of recipients as part of normal operation:
- Search partners that process a submitted query.
- Analytics providers that measure site performance and use.
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement agencies or other government bodies responding to a valid subpoena, court order, or comparable legal demand.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard administrative and technical safeguards suited to a public website. No Internet transmission, connected service, or storage system is completely secure. We therefore cannot promise that unauthorized access or a data incident will never occur.
Adults Only
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted information, contact us and request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and the information we actually hold, you may:
- Ask for a copy of personal data associated with you.
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Ask that qualifying personal data be erased.
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where that right applies.
Send a request through Contact Us. Georgia public records held by the Towns County Sheriff, courts, or corrections agencies are controlled by those agencies, not by this site.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this Privacy Notice as services, legal requirements, or data practices change. A revision becomes effective when posted here with its updated effective date. Continued use after posting means the revised notice applies.