Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep or log those terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email message may be retained so our team can respond. We keep it within the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Page requests automatically produce basic technical and usage information:
- Page-view times and the pages requested
- Device category and operating system
- Browser name and version
- Approximate time spent on visited pages
- The referring website, when one is reported
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. Together with analytics services, they help aggregate traffic patterns such as popular pages and exit points. Browser controls can block cookies, although doing so may alter how parts of the website behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating the website and maintaining its performance
- Routing a query to the applicable search partner
- Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
- Measuring which pages visitors use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not host, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. Our material identifies official Northampton County and Pennsylvania channels, including the Criminal Division, Prison Records, Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository, UJS Portal, and Pennsylvania Megan's Law Public Website. Public criminal-history dissemination is governed by the Pennsylvania Criminal History Record Information Act; we are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report or a file about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and disclosure practices govern any query submitted through those tools. Review the applicable partner policy before entering information because we do not control its processing.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Northampton County offices, Pennsylvania agencies, courts, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's policy controls. Read it before sharing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to track activity across websites and choose targeted advertisements.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and performance
- Search partners receiving a query submitted to their tool
- Advertising networks serving page advertisements
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable standard safeguards are used for collected information. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such data, we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Depending on residence and circumstances, Pennsylvania consumer-protection law, including the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, 73 P.S. §§ 201-1 through 201-9.3, may provide additional rights. The Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law governs access to public agency records, not private website data. You may:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
- Seek correction of inaccurate information
- Object to certain forms of processing
- Ask that qualifying personal data be deleted
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A replacement becomes available here with a new effective date, so visitors should review the current version periodically.
Effective date: August 8, 2026