Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its results. We do not retain or log those query terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
When you email us, we retain the message as needed to respond. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers receive basic technical details when a page loads, including:
- Page-view times and the pages opened
- Your device type and operating system
- The referring website, when one is supplied
- Your browser type and version
- The internet protocol address assigned to the device
- Approximate time spent on visited pages
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. We and our analytics services use them to understand traffic in aggregate, such as which Lake County record pages are used and where visits end. Browser controls can reject or remove cookies, though a feature may work differently after they are blocked.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating, securing, and improving website performance
- Routing a search request to the selected partner
- Diagnosing errors and other technical faults
- Measuring which pages are useful to visitors
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The content identifies how to reach the Lake County Sheriff's Department, Circuit Court Clerk, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and Tennessee Sex Offender Registry. Visitor information is not assembled into third-party files or consumer reports. 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 policies, not this policy, govern information submitted inside those tools. Each partner controls its own collection, retention, and sharing. Review those terms before entering a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Lake County offices, Tennessee agencies, courts, legal resources, or outside search services. After leaving our website, the destination's policy applies. Read it before providing personal information.
Some ad providers may track activity across websites to select ads. That process occurs on the provider's systems.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be available to:
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Search partners handling a query submitted to their tool
- Advertising networks placing content on the pages
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
We use customary safeguards for information in our control. No internet service can guarantee perfect security, however, so we cannot promise that a breach or unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
This resource is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such data, we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Applicable privacy and consumer-protection law may provide rights based on where you live. Tennessee's Public Records Act, T.C.A. §§10-7-501 through 10-7-507, governs access to government records and does not turn this private website's visitor data into a Lake County public record. T.C.A. §38-6-120 governs TBI criminal-history checks and fee authority, not our analytics data. Subject to applicable law, you may:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
- Ask that inaccurate personal information be corrected
- Seek deletion where the law permits it
- Object to or opt out of eligible processing
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy. A changed version will appear here with a new effective date, and continued use after publication is subject to that version.
Effective date: August 8, 2026