Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool passes to the outside company that operates that feature. The provider processes the query and supplies its response. We do not retain those search terms in our own records.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained long enough to respond and maintain the related correspondence. It is not disclosed outside the organization unless the law requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
Ordinary server and analytics logs may record these technical facts when a page loads:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files used to understand traffic patterns and site use. Analytics providers help combine that information. A browser can reject cookies, although disabling them may change how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating, securing, and improving page performance
- Routing a submitted query to the selected outside search provider
- Measuring which material visitors use
- Diagnosing errors and technical failures
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Dawson County Criminal History does not compile, keep, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It identifies official routes to DCSO, the county courts, GCIC, and the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into a third-party criminal file or a consumer report, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy terms, retention rules, and disclosure practices govern information submitted to those tools. Review the provider's policy before entering a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to DCSO, Dawson County courts, Georgia agencies, legal resources, or commercial services. The destination's privacy policy applies after a visitor leaves this website.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable technical and organizational safeguards protect collected data. No internet system is fully secure, so absolute protection against a breach cannot be promised.
Users Under 18
This service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. A verified report of such collection will be addressed by deleting the data.
Your Data Rights
Applicable law may provide additional rights. Georgia's Fair Business Practices Act, O.C.G.A. §§ 10-1-390 through 10-1-407, addresses unfair or deceptive consumer practices. Subject to applicable law and verification, a visitor may:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
A revised policy becomes available here with its current effective date. Reviewing this section periodically is the best way to see changes.
Effective date: July 18, 2026