Information you provide
Search entries
When you enter a name, location, or other search term into a search tool, that request is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Butler County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search entries on its own systems.
Messages to this site
If you send an email or contact message, we retain the details needed to read and respond to it. We do not share message content outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law or needed to respond to a valid legal process.
Technical information and cookies
Like most websites, we and service providers may receive routine technical information when a page is loaded. This may include:
- Your IP address.
- Your browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them.
- The referring website, when available.
- Date and time records associated with a visit.
Cookie settings
Cookies and similar technologies help us understand how the site is used and support its operation. You can block or remove cookies through your browser settings, although some functions or display choices may work differently afterward.
How we use information
- Maintain, secure, and improve site performance.
- Send a search request to the partner service selected through a tool.
- Understand which guides visitors find useful.
- Identify and correct technical errors.
- Support advertising that may be based on general browsing interests.
Linked sites and advertising
This guide links to official Butler County sources, Missouri court and corrections resources, federal locators, news outlets, and third-party tools. Once you follow a link, that destination’s privacy practices control. Review its own notice before submitting information or relying on a result.
Advertising partners may collect activity across websites for interest-based advertising on their own systems. Their tracking and opt-out choices are governed by their policies, not this notice.
Who may receive data
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may be received by the following categories of recipients when needed for the services described above:
- Search partners that process a search request you submit.
- Analytics providers that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure advertisements.
- Law-enforcement agencies or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security practices
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information in our control. No internet-connected service can promise complete security, so we cannot guarantee that transmission, storage, or processing will be free from every risk.
Visitors under 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor submitted personal information to us, use the Get in Touch page to request its deletion.
Your information choices
- Ask whether we hold personal information about you and request a copy where applicable.
- Ask us to correct information that is inaccurate.
- Ask us to delete information, subject to legal and operational requirements.
- Request an available opt-out from particular processing, such as interest-based advertising controls offered by a provider.
Changes to this notice
We may revise this notice as the site or its services change. Any revised version will appear on this page with an updated effective date.