Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its result. We do not keep a separate log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained long enough to answer and administer the exchange. It is not shared outside our organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Data We Gather Automatically
Routine server records can collect the following technical details when a page loads:
- Page-view times and dates
- The referring website, when supplied
- Pages viewed and approximate visit duration
- Operating system and device category
- Browser name and version
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files used to measure visits, popular pages, and exit patterns. Analytics vendors help combine that traffic information. A browser can reject cookies, though disabling them may change how some functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Delivering relevant advertising
- Diagnosing and correcting technical problems
- Measuring which material visitors use
- Routing a submitted search to the selected provider
- Maintaining site speed and availability
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Merrick County Criminal History does not host, compile, or sell a personal criminal-record database. It explains how to reach the Merrick County Sheriff, County and District Courts, Nebraska State Patrol, and Nebraska Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into a third-party record or consumer report, and this site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Information entered there is governed by the provider's privacy terms, retention choices, and sharing rules rather than this policy. Review those terms before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Nebraska government offices, courts, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this domain, the destination's privacy policy applies. Read it before providing personal information.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold. Limited data may be disclosed to:
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal order
- Advertising networks that serve page ads
- Analytics vendors measuring traffic and performance
- Search partners processing a query submitted to their tool
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable technical and organizational safeguards are used for collected data. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, so a breach can never be ruled out.
Users Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. Information identified as belonging to a minor will be removed when properly reported.
Your Data Rights
Applicable Nebraska consumer-protection law, including the Nebraska Consumer Protection Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§59-1601 through 59-1623, may provide additional rights. The Nebraska Public Records Statutes and criminal-history dissemination rule in §29-3523 govern official agency records, not visitor data held by this private site. Subject to legal limits, a visitor may:
- Object to certain forms of processing
- Seek deletion of eligible personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Ask for access to personal data on file
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. A new version becomes available here with its revised effective date.
Effective date: July 31, 2026