Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When a visitor enters a name or location in a search box, the query goes to the outside provider operating that feature. Its own privacy practices control the request and resulting data. Stevens County Criminal History does not create a separate search-term log.
Messages and Contact Submissions
Messages may be kept as long as reasonably needed to answer and administer the conversation. They are not disclosed beyond the organization unless the law requires that disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
A page request can automatically provide the server with standard technical information about the visit:
- Timestamps associated with page requests
- The referring website, when one is supplied
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them
- Device type and operating system
- Browser type and version
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files stored on a device. They can help count visits and identify common entry pages, popular content, and exit points. Analytics providers summarize this activity in reports. A visitor can block cookies through browser settings, but doing so may change how some functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing faults and correcting technical problems
- Measuring which material is useful and which needs improvement
- Operating the website and maintaining reasonable performance
- Routing a submitted search to the appropriate partner service
- Displaying advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Stevens County Criminal History does not compile, keep, or sell a database of individual criminal histories. Its material points readers to official Stevens County and Washington sources, including local courts, the Sheriff, Washington State Patrol, and the Washington State Sex Offender Public Registry. The service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor information is not converted into a consumer report or a dossier about someone else.
Third-Party Search Partners
Third-party companies operate the search boxes. Each provider's policy determines how a query is processed, retained, or shared. Visitors should read those terms before submitting information because Stevens County Criminal History neither sets nor enforces the provider's practices.
Links to Other Websites
Links can open Stevens County offices, Washington court systems, state agencies, legal resources, or outside tools. The destination's policy applies after a visitor leaves this domain. Review that policy before sharing personal information.
Advertising providers may use independent technology to measure activity across websites and choose advertisements. Those systems are not operated by Stevens County Criminal History.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information can be received by:
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
- Advertising networks that deliver ads on these pages
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and technical performance
- Search partners that process a visitor's submitted query
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable measures protect information within our control. No internet service is completely secure, however, and no safeguard can eliminate every risk of unauthorized access or a data breach.
Users Under 18
This service is intended for adults. It does not knowingly gather personal information from a person under eighteen. If a report that a minor's information was collected is verified, that data will be deleted.
Your Data Rights
Rights vary by location and the facts involved. Washington's Consumer Protection Act, chapter 19.86 RCW, may provide applicable protections. The Washington Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW, and Criminal Records Privacy Act, chapter 10.97 RCW, govern records held by public agencies, not visitor data kept by this private service. Where the law applies, a user may:
- Object to certain forms of data processing
- Request deletion of personal data
- Ask that inaccurate information be corrected
- Request a copy of personal information held about you
Updates to This Policy
Changes in site operations or legal duties may require a revised policy. The version displayed on this page, together with its stated effective date, controls.
Effective date: August 10, 2026