Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A query entered in a search box is transmitted to the outside company that operates that tool. The partner processes the terms and supplies its own results. We do not retain or log those names and locations on our servers.
Messages and Contact Submissions
When a visitor sends an email, we retain the message long enough to review it and respond. It is not shared beyond our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Standard server and analytics records may capture technical facts about a visit, including:
- The device's Internet Protocol address
- Browser name, version, and operating system
- Device category
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- A referring website, when available
- The date and time of each request
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files that help measure traffic, popular pages, and general navigation patterns. Analytics providers aggregate those signals for performance reports. A browser can block or remove cookies, although some features may then behave differently.
What We Do With This Data
- Operate the website and improve load speed
- Pass a requested search to the correct partner
- Measure which resources readers use
- Diagnose errors and security problems
- Display advertising that may reflect general interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not build, keep, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The published material explains how Niagara County records can be requested from the Sheriff's Office, the originating courts, the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, DOCCS, and the New York State Sex Offender Registry. New York Executive Law ยง837 establishes DCJS central collection functions but does not make another person's DCJS rap sheet public. Visitor information is not assembled into third-party criminal profiles or consumer reports. This resource is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside providers power the search boxes. Information entered there falls under the provider's privacy policy, retention rules, and sharing practices. We do not direct those policies. Review the terms shown by the provider before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Niagara County offices, New York courts and agencies, legal resources, or private search providers. Once a reader leaves this domain, the destination's privacy policy controls the visit. Its terms should be reviewed before any personal information is supplied.
Advertising companies may use their own technology to measure activity across multiple sites. That processing takes place within their systems.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold. Limited data can be handled by:
- A search partner receiving a query submitted through its tool
- An analytics vendor measuring traffic and performance
- An advertising network placing ads
- A government body responding to a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used for information within our control. No Internet service can promise perfect protection, so we cannot guarantee that an unauthorized access event will never occur.
Users Under 18
This resource is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from a child. Information identified as belonging to someone under 18 will be removed when a valid request establishes the issue.
Your Data Rights
Rights can depend on a visitor's location. New York's Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6, governs access to government records and does not turn this private resource into a government records custodian. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Request a copy of personal information we retain
- Ask that inaccurate personal information be corrected
- Request deletion of personal information where required
- Opt out of eligible forms of processing
Updates to This Policy
Revisions will appear on this page, and the effective date will change when a new version takes effect. Readers should review the current policy when privacy practices matter to their use.
Effective date: August 1, 2026