Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Upshur County Criminal History does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or direct message may be retained so our team can respond and maintain the exchange. We do not disclose that message outside our organization unless a legal duty requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, the server automatically receives routine 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
- Page-view times and the pages visited
- Time spent on individual pages
- The referring site, when one is supplied
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files saved on a visitor's device. They help measure which Upshur County pages draw traffic and where visits end. Analytics providers combine this traffic information into reports. A browser can be set to reject cookies, though parts of the website may then work in a different way.
What We Do With This Data
- Maintaining reliable service and page speed
- Sending a search request to the selected partner
- Measuring which resources visitors use
- Finding and repairing technical faults
- Displaying advertising that may reflect user interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Upshur County Criminal History does not maintain, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal-record information. It publishes general directions to records held by the Upshur County Sheriff, local court clerks, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. The website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor data is not compiled into a consumer report or a record about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Information entered there is governed by the selected provider's privacy policy, not this policy. Each provider sets its own retention and disclosure terms. Review those terms before submitting a query because we do not control them.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Upshur County government, Texas agencies, courts, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's privacy terms apply. Read them before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their systems to track activity across websites for targeted advertising. We do not operate that cross-site tracking.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be available to:
- Outside search providers processing a submitted query
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and performance
- Advertising networks serving page ads
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard security measures suited to the data collected. No internet service can guarantee perfect protection. Reasonable steps reduce risk, but they cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such data, we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Rights may vary with a user's residence and applicable law. Texas privacy rights are addressed in the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, Business and Commerce Code Chapter 541. Government-held Upshur County information follows the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code Chapter 552, while criminal-history dissemination is governed in part by Government Code Chapter 411. Subject to applicable law, a user 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
This policy may be revised as services or legal duties change. A revised version will appear here with its new effective date.
Effective date: August 10, 2026