Information You Provide
Partner Search Requests
A name, place, or similar detail entered into a search tool is sent to the independent provider that operates that tool. McKean County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s privacy practices apply to its handling of the query.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or submit a message, we keep the information needed to read and respond to it. We do not share a message outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Information and Cookies
When a browser loads a page, routine technical data may be recorded to operate, protect, and understand the site.
- Internet Protocol address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them.
- Referring website, when available.
- Visit dates and timestamps.
Cookie Choices
Cookies help us understand how visitors use the site. Your browser settings can block or remove cookies, although some site features may work differently after those settings change.
How We Use Site Data
We use the information described above to keep the site available, understand which information is useful, and address technical problems.
- Operate and improve site speed and reliability.
- Send search requests to the selected partner service.
- Measure how visitors use pages and features.
- Detect, investigate, and correct technical issues.
- Support advertising that may reflect general interests.
Links and Advertising Elsewhere
McKean County Busted Mugshots links to official jail, sheriff, court, corrections, and public-record resources, as well as independent search tools. A destination site has its own privacy policy and practices once you leave this site. For example, PA DOC operates its own offender locator and its data handling is not controlled here.
Advertising providers may observe activity across sites in order to show interest-based advertising. Such tracking occurs within the provider’s systems, not as a record controlled by this site.
When Data May Be Shared
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be received by the service providers that make the site and its tools work, or released when a valid legal order requires it.
- Search partners that process a submitted query.
- Analytics providers that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that deliver ads.
- Law-enforcement agencies or public bodies acting under a valid legal order.
Security Practices
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information. No internet-connected system can promise complete security, however, and we cannot guarantee that data will never be accessed, changed, or disclosed without authorization.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe that a minor has submitted personal information, please use the Get in Touch page to request its deletion.
Your Choices About Personal Data
You may ask about personal information held through a direct message or site contact. These requests concern private site data, not a county public-record request under Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law.
- Request a copy of personal data we hold.
- Ask us to correct inaccurate personal information.
- Request deletion of personal data when appropriate.
- Object to certain processing of personal data.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this Privacy Notice as site practices change. The updated notice will appear here with a new effective date, and continued use after posting means the revised notice applies.