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Privacy Notice

This notice explains what McMinn County Busted Mugshots collects, how it is used, and when it may be shared. By using this private reference site, you accept these practices. Public-record links on the site may lead to records governed by the Tennessee Public Records Act, TCA §§10-7-501 et seq., but that law does not change this site’s privacy practices.

Information You Provide

Partner Search Entries

A name, location, or other term entered into a site search tool is sent to the independent provider operating that tool. McMinn County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those terms on its own systems.

Messages You Send

We retain email messages or contact submissions long enough to respond and manage the inquiry. They are not shared outside our organization unless disclosure is legally required.

Automatically Collected Technical Data

When a page loads, routine technical information may be collected to operate, measure, and protect the site. It can include:

  • Your IP address.
  • Your browser and its version.
  • Your device type and operating system.
  • Pages viewed and time spent on each page.
  • The referring website, when one is available.
  • Dates and times of visits.

Cookies

Cookies help us understand how visitors use the site. You can block cookies through browser settings, though some features may behave differently when cookies are disabled.

How We Use Information

  • Operate and improve page speed and site performance.
  • Direct a search request to the appropriate partner service.
  • Learn which guides and records paths readers find useful.
  • Diagnose and correct technical errors.
  • Display advertising that may be based on interests.

Links Beyond This Site

This guide links to sheriff and corrections pages, government portals, jail-information paths, booking-related reports, and outside search tools. Examples include the McMinn County Sheriff’s Office, the Circuit Court Clerk, and the Tennessee Department of Correction FOIL search. Once you follow a link, that destination’s privacy policy and practices apply.

Advertising partners may track activity across websites to deliver interest-based advertising through their own systems, not through McMinn County Busted Mugshots.

When Data May Be Shared

We do not sell personal data. Information may nonetheless be available to the following recipients when needed for the stated purpose or required by law:

  • Search partners that process submitted queries.
  • Analytics services used to understand site use.
  • Advertising networks.
  • Law enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order.

Our Security Measures

We use reasonable, standard safeguards for online information. No internet-connected system can be guaranteed completely secure, so we cannot promise that data will never be accessed, altered, or lost.

Visitors Under 18

This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor submitted personal information, please use the Contact Us page to request its removal.

Your Information Choices

  • Ask for a copy of personal data we hold.
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate personal information.
  • Ask us to erase personal information where applicable.
  • Opt out of certain processing where that option is available.

Changes to This Notice

We may revise this Privacy Notice. Any revised version will appear on this page with an updated effective date.