Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search box is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep a separate log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
When you email us, we retain the message as needed to respond. It remains internal unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Page requests can automatically produce basic technical and usage details, including:
- Page-view dates and times
- Your device's IP address
- Browser name and version
- Operating system and device category
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent
- A referring website, when one is provided
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that support traffic measurement and site functions. Analytics providers combine visit data so we can understand 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
- Routing a search request to the selected outside service
- Maintaining site speed and availability
- Finding and repairing technical faults
- Measuring which material visitors use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The published material identifies official Martin County custodians, including the sheriff and combination clerk, plus the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. Visitor information is not turned into a consumer report or a record about another person, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Their privacy terms, retention choices, and sharing rules govern data submitted through those tools. We do not control those practices, so review the applicable provider policy before entering a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Martin County offices, Texas agencies, court portals, legal resources, or outside search services. Once you follow a link, the destination's privacy policy applies. Read it before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may also use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select targeted ads.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. It may be available to:
- Analytics vendors measuring performance and use
- Outside search providers receiving a submitted query
- Advertising networks serving page content
- A government or law enforcement body acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security measures protect collected data, but no internet system can guarantee perfect safety. We work to reduce risk without promising that a breach is impossible.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such data, we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Texas Government Code Chapters 552 and 411 govern access to government records and criminal-history dissemination, not the private visitor data described here. Other law may still give you rights that include the ability to:
- Request access to personal data held about you
- Ask that inaccurate data be corrected
- Seek deletion when applicable
- Decline certain processing where law provides that choice
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A new effective date will appear here when an updated version is posted.
Effective date: August 9, 2026