Information Sent Directly
When a visitor enters a name, location, or other search detail in a search box powered by an outside provider, that query is sent to the provider operating the tool. This service does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s privacy notice controls its handling after submission.
Email messages or contact-form submissions may include the information a visitor chooses to provide. Those messages are retained as needed to read and answer them. They are not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law or needed to address a legal request.
Technical Details and Cookies
Routine page delivery can produce limited technical information. Depending on the hosting, analytics, and security services in use, that information may include:
- Internet Protocol address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them.
- The referring site, when one is supplied.
- Page-load timestamps.
Cookies or similar local files may help measure how visitors use the pages and keep features working. Browser controls can block or remove them. Some functions may respond differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
Collected information is used for ordinary service and operations, including:
- Keeping the pages available, stable, and responsive.
- Sending search activity to the partner tool selected by a visitor.
- Understanding which pages help visitors find official Tyrrell County, Dare, court, and custody sources.
- Diagnosing errors, abuse, and technical faults.
- Showing advertising that may reflect a visitor’s interests.
Links Beyond These Pages
Links lead to the Tyrrell County Sheriff’s contact page, where Sheriff Kevin Sawyer is listed, and to the Dare County Detention Center, the documented receiving facility for Tyrrell inmates. The sheriff handles the county arrest side; Dare handles its detention operations. Other links include the Tyrrell County court page, NC DAC, the Bureau of Prisons, and ICE. Once a visitor leaves these pages, the destination’s privacy policy and data practices apply. The linked agency or provider controls its own content, retention, and security. A booking or charge found through any source is an accusation, not proof of guilt, and the person is presumed innocent unless a court determines otherwise.
North Carolina’s public-records rules, including G.S. 132-1.4, concern information held by government agencies. They do not change how this private service handles a message or a technical visit.
Some advertising partners may use their own systems to observe activity across sites for interest-based advertising. That tracking occurs under the partner’s systems and policies, not as a promise that this service can control those outside practices.
Who May Receive Information
Personal information is not sold as a general practice. It may be available to the following categories when needed for the stated purposes:
- Search partners that process a query submitted through their tool.
- Analytics providers that measure page use.
- Advertising networks supporting the pages.
- Law-enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order or other lawful demand.
Security Limits
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for information handled by the service. No internet-connected system is completely secure, however, and no promise can be made that every transmission, server, or account will be free from unauthorized access or a breach.
Visitors Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted information, a parent or guardian may use the Contacts page to request its deletion.
Choices About Personal Data
Subject to applicable law and reasonable identity checks, a visitor may ask about:
- A copy of personal data held by the service.
- Correction of inaccurate information.
- Deletion of information that the service is allowed to remove.
- Opting out of certain processing or communications.
Requests can be sent through Contacts. Some information may need to be kept for legal, security, or recordkeeping reasons.
Policy Changes
This Privacy Policy may be revised as services, law, or data practices change. A new version becomes effective when posted here, with an updated effective date when appropriate. Continued use after a revision means the posted policy governs future visits.