Information You Provide
Partner Search Queries
If you enter a name or location in a search tool offered through this site, the query is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. The site does not keep or log the query on its own systems. The provider’s notice and terms govern its handling of the query after it receives it.
Messages
If you send a message by an email address or contact method presented by this site, we may keep the details you provide so that we can respond and manage the request. We do not share messages outside our organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Technical Data and Cookies
Like most websites, our servers and service providers may receive routine technical details when a page is requested, including:
- Internet protocol address;
- browser type and version;
- device type and operating system;
- pages viewed and approximate time spent on them;
- the referring website, when one is supplied; and
- request dates and times.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may help us understand how visitors use the site and keep it functioning. You can block or remove cookies in your browser settings, though some features may work differently if you do.
How We Use Information
- To operate, secure, and improve the site;
- to pass a requested search to the appropriate partner service;
- to understand which Polk County records-guide pages are useful;
- to diagnose and correct technical problems; and
- to display advertising that may be relevant to site visitors.
Outside Sites and Advertising
The guide links to official jail roster, inmate-information, Sheriff records, court, corrections, and federal-locator pages, as well as certain third-party tools. A linked website has its own privacy practices once you leave this site. Review that site’s policy before submitting personal information.
Advertising partners may use their own technologies to measure activity across websites or provide interest-based advertising. That activity occurs under those partners’ systems and policies, not under the Polk County Busted Mugshots privacy notice.
Who May Receive Data
We do not sell personal data as a product. Information may nevertheless be processed or disclosed to the following recipients when appropriate:
- Search partners that handle a query you submit through their tool;
- analytics providers that help measure site performance;
- advertising networks that serve or measure advertising; and
- law enforcement or another government body when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security Practices
We use reasonable, best-effort safeguards for information under our control. No internet-connected service can promise perfect security, so we cannot guarantee that any transmission or stored information will always be free from unauthorized access.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has submitted personal information to us, use the Get in Touch page to request deletion.
Your Information Choices
Subject to applicable law and the information we actually hold, you may ask to:
- receive a copy of personal information we retain about you;
- correct information that is inaccurate;
- request deletion of information; or
- opt out of certain processing where that option applies.
Use the Get in Touch page for a privacy request. Requests concerning a Polk County public record must go to the government custodian that holds it, not to this site.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this notice as the site or applicable requirements change. Any revision will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Effective date: August 29, 2026.