Information You Choose to Send
Terms Entered in Search Tools
A name, place, or other term entered in a search box goes to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Lee County Recent Arrests does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider may process the query under its privacy rules.
Messages Sent to the Site
If you send an email or contact message, we retain what is needed to read and answer it. We do not share that message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law or a valid legal order.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Routine technical details may be received when a page loads. They help measure traffic, diagnose faults, and keep pages working. They may include:
- Your Internet Protocol address
- Your browser type and version
- Your device type and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when supplied
- The date and time of each request
Cookies and Browser Controls
Cookies may help show how visitors use the site and support analytics or advertising. You can block or remove them through browser settings. Some features may behave differently when cookies are disabled.
How Collected Data Is Used
Information is used for limited operating, measurement, and service purposes, including:
- Keeping pages stable and responsive
- Passing searches to the selected partner
- Learning which Lee County guides are useful
- Finding and correcting technical problems
- Displaying ads that may reflect interests
Privacy Beyond This Website
Pages may link to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, county records forms, Iowa Courts Online, the Iowa Department of Corrections, VINELink, federal locators, and third-party tools. Once you leave, the destination’s privacy rules govern. This site does not control those systems.
Advertising partners may use their own technology to measure activity across sites or select interest-based ads. That collection occurs on systems they control.
Parties That May Receive Data
Lee County Recent Arrests does not sell personal information. Data may reach limited recipients when needed to operate or protect the service:
- Search partners processing submitted queries
- Analytics services measuring site use
- Advertising networks delivering or measuring ads
- Law enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security Measures
We use customary safeguards intended to protect information under our control. No website, network, or storage method is fully secure. We cannot promise that transmitted or stored information will be immune from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access.
Visitors Younger Than 18
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 verification, you may exercise these choices about personal information held by this site:
- Ask for a copy of information held
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Ask that eligible information be erased
- Object to or opt out of certain processing
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may revise this policy as practices or legal requirements change. Updates will appear here with a new effective date, and continued use after posting means the revised policy applies.