Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search box is sent to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its response. We do not retain or log those search words on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be kept long enough to answer and maintain the related correspondence. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal duty.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers receive routine technical details when a page loads, including:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that help measure how visitors move through the site. Analytics providers combine that activity to show page demand and exit patterns. Browser controls can block cookies, though disabling them may change how some functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not keep, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. Vernon County guidance points to the sheriff, circuit clerk, Wisconsin DOJ Crime Information Bureau, and Wisconsin Public Sex Offender Registry as the actual custodians. This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or a file about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Their privacy terms govern information sent through those tools, and they determine their own retention and disclosure practices. Read the provider's policy before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Vernon County offices, Wisconsin court and agency portals, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy policy controls. Review it before sharing personal details.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to follow activity across sites and select ads. We do not operate that tracking.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security measures protect the information we handle. No internet service can promise absolute security, so a breach or unauthorized access cannot be ruled out.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. Information known to have come from a minor will be removed when identified.
Your Data Rights
Applicable law may provide added rights. Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39, governs access to public authority records, while Wis. Stat. §§ 165.82-165.84 governs state criminal-history collection and dissemination. These laws do not turn our private site into a public authority. At a minimum, you may:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A changed version will appear here with a new effective date, and that posted version will govern future use.
Effective date: August 11, 2026