Information You Submit
Search terms
If you enter a name or location in a search box powered by another provider, the query is sent to that provider to run the search. Maryland Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own behalf. The provider may handle them under its separate privacy terms.
Messages to the site
If you send a message through a contact route, we receive the details you choose to include, such as your return address and the text of your question. We keep that information to review and answer the message. We do not pass it to outside parties except when disclosure is required by law.
Technical Details and Cookies
When a page loads, the site or its hosting and measurement services may receive basic technical details needed to deliver and understand that visit, including:
- the device's IP address;
- browser name and version;
- device type and operating system;
- pages opened and time spent on them;
- the referring site, when available; and
- visit dates and timestamps.
Cookies
Cookies may help measure how visitors use the pages and support site functions. You can block or clear them in your browser settings. Some parts of the site may work differently if cookies are disabled.
How We Use the Information
- to deliver and maintain the Maryland guide pages;
- to send a search query to the provider that operates the chosen search tool;
- to understand which pages visitors use;
- to diagnose errors and improve site performance; and
- to support advertising that may reflect general interests.
Outside Links and Services
Maryland pages link to county detention and sheriff resources, DPSCS, Maryland court portals, federal locators, local sites, and independent search services. After you follow an outside link, that organization controls its own page and privacy practices. Read its notice before sending it information. Official records held by a public agency are handled under the Maryland Public Information Act and other laws that apply to that custodian; this policy covers this private website.
Some advertising partners may use their own tools to measure activity across sites or select ads. Any such tracking occurs under their systems and terms, which Maryland Busted Mugshots does not control.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal information. Information may reach the following types of recipients when they perform the functions described above or when a legal duty applies:
- search partners that receive the terms entered into their tool;
- analytics and site-measurement services;
- advertising networks or vendors; and
- law-enforcement or government bodies responding to valid legal process.
Security Limits
We use reasonable, common safeguards to protect information we handle. No website, network, or online transmission can be guaranteed fully secure, however, and we cannot promise that information will never be accessed, lost, or disclosed without authorization.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a person under 18 has sent us information, a parent or guardian may use the Contact Us page to ask that we remove it.
Your Choices and Requests
- ask what personal information we hold about your message;
- request correction of information you believe is wrong;
- ask us to delete information we can identify and still hold; or
- ask to stop a type of processing where that choice is available.
Use the Contact Us page to make a request. We may need enough detail to locate the information, and a request may be limited by law, technical constraints, or a record held by an outside provider rather than this site.
Changes to This Policy
We may revise this policy as site practices change. The current version will appear on this page, with a new effective date when a revision is posted. Continued use after a change means you accept the revised terms.