Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search
A name, place, or other term entered in a search tool is transmitted to the outside provider that operates that tool. Wayne County Recent Arrests does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages Sent to Us
If you email or submit a contact message, we retain the information needed to review and answer it. We do not share that message beyond the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Automatic Technical Information
Routine technical details may be recorded when a page loads. This information helps diagnose faults and understand broad use patterns.
- Your Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when one is supplied
- Date and time stamps
Cookie Use
Cookies may help measure how visitors move through the site. You can limit or reject cookies through browser controls, though some functions may then work differently.
How Information Supports the Site
Collected information may be used for the following operating purposes.
- Maintain site availability and performance
- Send search requests to the selected partner
- Identify which pages readers find useful
- Detect and repair technical problems
- Present advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests
Services Beyond This Site
Links may lead to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, NC VINELink, North Carolina courts, NCDAC, federal locators, and outside search services. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy policy controls its collection and use of data.
Advertising providers may also measure activity across different websites for interest-based advertising. That tracking occurs on their systems under their rules, not as a Wayne County government service.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be handled by specific service providers or authorities.
- Search providers that process submitted queries
- Analytics vendors that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver or assess ads
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security Measures
Standard safeguards are used to reduce unauthorized access or misuse. No website, network, or internet transmission can be guaranteed completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
People Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may use the Contact page to request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify the request, you may ask to:
- Receive a copy of personal information we hold about you
- Correct personal information that is inaccurate
- Delete personal information where deletion is available
- Opt out of certain forms of processing
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as site practices or legal duties change. A revised version becomes effective when posted here with its updated effective date.