Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider that operates that feature. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep or record those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email sent to us may be retained so a response can be prepared. We keep such messages within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers automatically receive basic technical information when a visitor loads a page:
- Page-view times and the pages opened
- The referring website, when one is reported
- Device category and operating system
- Browser name and version
- The device's assigned IP address
- Approximate time spent on visited pages
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They help measure site use, including popular pages and common exit points. Analytics vendors combine that activity into traffic reports. A browser can block cookies, although disabling them may change how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
- Routing a search request to the selected partner
- Maintaining site speed and availability
- Finding and repairing technical problems
- Measuring which resources visitors use
- Presenting advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not own, compile, maintain, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The site explains where Wheeler County records are kept, including the sheriff and jail, the local courts, the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records Division, and the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. Visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report or a record about another person. This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search tools displayed here. Their privacy policies, rather than this policy, apply to information entered in those boxes. Each partner determines its retention and disclosure practices. Read the applicable partner policy before sending a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Wheeler County government, court systems, Texas agencies, legal resources, or outside search providers. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy rules control. Review them before providing personal information.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to observe activity across websites and select interest-based ads. We do not operate that cross-site tracking.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Analytics providers that measure visits and performance
- Outside search services that receive a submitted query
- Advertising networks that display material on the site
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, commonly used safeguards protect the information 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 we do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If we learn that such data was submitted, we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Rights over personal data depend on the law that applies to the visitor and the processing involved. Texas public-record access is governed by the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code Chapter 552, while Texas DPS criminal-history dissemination is limited by Government Code Chapter 411. Those government-record laws do not turn this private site into a public custodian. Where applicable law provides a right, a visitor may:
- Request access to personal information held about the visitor
- Ask for inaccurate personal information to be corrected
- Request deletion when the governing law permits it
- Decline certain processing when an applicable law creates that choice
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. A replacement takes effect when it is posted here with a revised effective date.
Effective date: August 10, 2026