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Privacy Policy

This policy describes the information gathered when someone visits Herkimer County Criminal History, why it is used, and the limited circumstances in which others may receive it. Use of the website indicates acceptance of these practices.

Data You Give Us Directly

Search Queries

A name or place entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its result. We do not keep or log those search terms on our systems.

Messages and Contact Submissions

An email sent to us may be retained long enough to answer and manage the message. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.

Data We Gather Automatically

When a page loads, the server automatically receives standard technical details about the visit:

  • Page-view times and the pages visited
  • Device type and operating system
  • Browser name and version
  • The referring website, when available
  • Time spent on viewed pages
  • The device's assigned IP address

Cookies and Analytics

Cookies are small files placed on a device. They help show, in aggregate, which pages receive traffic and where visits end. Analytics providers assist with that measurement. A browser can block cookies, though disabling them may change how some site functions behave.

What We Do With This Data

  • Diagnosing faults and other technical problems
  • Maintaining reliable and responsive pages
  • Routing a search request to the selected partner
  • Measuring which content is useful or needs improvement
  • Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests

No Criminal-Record Data on File

This site does not keep, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal-record data. It publishes general directions to Herkimer County record custodians, including the Sheriff's Office, criminal courts, the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, and the New York State Sex Offender Registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor data is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party criminal files.

Third-Party Search Partners

Outside companies power the site's search boxes. A partner's privacy policy, retention rules, and sharing practices govern information entered into its tool. We do not control those terms. Review the provider's policy before submitting a query.

Links to Other Websites

Links may lead to the Herkimer County Sheriff's Office, New York courts, DCJS, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy terms apply. Read those terms before providing personal information.

Some advertising companies may track activity across websites to select ads. That processing occurs on their systems, not ours.

Who Might See Your Data

We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:

  • Analytics vendors that measure site use and performance
  • Search partners that process a visitor's chosen query
  • Advertising networks that place ads on site pages
  • Government or law-enforcement bodies when valid legal process requires disclosure

How We Protect Your Data

Reasonable standard safeguards are used for the data we collect. No internet system is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.

Users Under 18

The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such data, we will delete it.

Your Data Rights

Rights may vary by residence and applicable law. New York General Business Law Article 22-A addresses deceptive practices, while the New York Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6, governs access to government records rather than private-site visitor data. Criminal-history disclosure is also limited by Criminal Procedure Law sections 160.50, 160.55, 160.57, 160.59, and 720.35, plus Correction Law Article 6-C. At a minimum, you may:

  • Ask us to correct inaccurate information
  • Request a copy of personal data we hold about you
  • Ask for deletion of that data
  • Opt out of certain processing where the law provides that right

Updates to This Policy

This policy may be revised. An updated version will appear here with a new effective date, and the posted version will govern future use.

Effective date: August 1, 2026