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Privacy Policy

This policy describes information collected during a visit to Cannon County Criminal History, the reasons it may be used, and the limited situations in which another party may receive it. Use of the website signifies acceptance of these privacy practices.

Data You Give Us Directly

Search Queries

A name or place entered into a search tool is sent directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its response. Cannon County Criminal History does not retain or log those search terms on its own systems.

Messages and Contact Submissions

An email may be kept long enough to respond and maintain the related correspondence. It remains within the organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.

Data We Gather Automatically

When a page loads, the servers may automatically receive routine technical details about the visit:

  • Page-view dates, times, and duration
  • Device type and operating system
  • Browser name and version
  • The device's assigned IP address
  • Pages viewed during the visit
  • A referring website, when one supplied the visit

Cookies and Analytics

Cookies are small files placed on a device. They and analytics services help combine traffic data, such as which pages receive visits and where sessions end. Browser controls can block cookies, although a blocked cookie may change how some website functions behave.

What We Do With This Data

  • Diagnosing errors and other technical faults
  • Routing a search request to the selected provider
  • Maintaining reliable page delivery and site operation
  • Measuring which material visitors use
  • Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests

No Criminal-Record Data on File

Cannon County Criminal History does not maintain, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It publishes general directions to records held by the Cannon County Sheriff's Office, the county courts, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry. The site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not compiled into consumer reports or third-party dossiers.

Third-Party Search Partners

Outside companies power the search boxes. Information submitted there is governed by that provider's privacy policy, retention rules, and sharing practices rather than this policy. Review those terms before sending a query because Cannon County Criminal History does not control them.

Links to Other Websites

Links may lead to sheriff, court, Tennessee agency, legal-resource, or outside search websites. Once a visitor follows one, the destination's privacy terms apply. Those terms should be read before personal data is submitted.

Advertising companies may use their own systems to follow activity across websites for targeted advertising. That tracking is controlled by the advertising provider.

Who Might See Your Data

Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:

  • Analytics vendors measuring traffic and performance
  • Search providers processing a submitted query
  • Advertising networks serving material on a page
  • A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal demand

How We Protect Your Data

Reasonable standard safeguards are used for data in our control. No internet service can guarantee perfect security, so a breach or unauthorized access can never be ruled out completely.

Users Under 18

The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. A verified request concerning a minor's submitted data will be handled by deleting that information.

Your Data Rights

Depending on residence and legal coverage, the Tennessee Information Protection Act, T.C.A. §§47-18-3301 et seq., and the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, T.C.A. §§47-18-101 et seq., may provide rights concerning personal data. A visitor may ask to:

  • Obtain a copy of personal data held about that visitor
  • Correct inaccurate personal information
  • Delete covered personal information
  • Decline certain covered processing activities

Updates to This Policy

This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. A revised version will appear here with its new effective date.

Effective date: August 8, 2026