Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep or log those search terms on our own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email sent to us may be retained long enough to respond and manage the exchange. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our systems automatically receive basic technical details when a page loads:
- Page-view dates and times
- The referring site, when one is available
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them
- Device category and operating system
- Browser name and version
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. We use them with analytics services to understand traffic in aggregate, including popular pages and common exit points. A browser can reject cookies, although blocking them may change how parts of the website work.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
- Understanding which material visitors use most
- Operating and improving website performance
- Routing a submitted query to the relevant search partner
- Displaying advertising that may reflect user interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The published material explains how Osceola County records can be requested from the Sheriff, Iowa District Court, the Iowa DCI repository, and the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party criminal-history files.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and sharing rules govern the data entered there. We do not control those practices, so review the applicable provider policy before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Osceola County Sheriff, Iowa Courts Online, state agencies, legal-aid resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's privacy policy controls. Review it before providing personal details.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to follow activity across websites for targeted advertising. We do not run that cross-site tracking.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may be available to:
- Advertising networks that serve material on the pages
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Search partners that receive a query submitted through their tool
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices are used to protect collected data. No internet service is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such data, we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Iowa Code chapter 22 governs access to official public records, while Iowa Code ยง 692.5 provides a process to review and challenge Iowa criminal-history data. Those laws do not turn this private website into a government custodian. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Object to certain forms of data processing
- Request deletion of personal information we retain
- Ask us to correct inaccurate personal information
- Request access to personal information we hold
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A new version becomes available on this page with an updated effective date, so visitors should review it periodically.
Effective date: July 23, 2026