Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location 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 a separate log of the search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
Messages sent to us may be retained long enough to answer and maintain the related correspondence. They remain within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page can cause the server to receive routine technical details about the visit:
- Page-view timestamps and time spent on pages
- Device type and operating system
- Referring website, when available
- IP address assigned to the device
- Browser name and version
- Pages viewed during the visit
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a visitor's device. They and analytics services help combine traffic information, such as popular pages and points where visits end. Browser controls can block cookies, although a few website functions may then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
- Sending a search query to the selected partner
- Diagnosing performance and technical faults
- Operating the website and improving load times
- Measuring which material is 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 histories. The site identifies where Bland County records are held, including the sheriff, the Bland courts, Virginia State Police CCRE, and the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report or a record about another person, and we are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and sharing rules govern information submitted through those tools. Review the applicable partner policy before entering a query because we do not control those practices.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Bland sheriff, Virginia court portals, state agencies, legal resources, or outside search tools. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's privacy policy controls. Read it before providing personal data.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and tailor advertisements. Their tracking is governed by their practices.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Analytics services measuring traffic and performance
- Search partners processing a submitted query
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
- Advertising networks placing material on the pages
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security measures are used to protect collected data. No Internet service can guarantee complete security, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access or another 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 such information is identified, a deletion request may be made.
Your Data Rights
Rights can vary by residence and by the law that applies. Virginia's Freedom of Information Act governs qualifying requests to public bodies, not this private website. Virginia Code § 9.1-132 separately addresses inspection and correction of one's own state criminal-history information. For visitor data held by us, a person may:
- Request deletion of personal data we hold
- Ask what personal information is on file
- Seek correction of inaccurate information
- Object to certain processing where the law provides that choice
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A new version will appear here with an updated effective date, so visitors should review the page periodically.
Effective date: August 10, 2026