Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent to the outside provider that operates it. That provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep a separate log of search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained long enough to answer and maintain the related exchange. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers receive routine technical details when a page loads, which may include:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. Together with analytics services, they help show broad traffic patterns, popular pages, and where visits end. A browser can block cookies, although doing so may change how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not keep, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The site provides general directions to Westmoreland County custodians, the courts, Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository, and the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Public Website. Visitor information is not turned into a consumer report or a file about another person, and this site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Their own privacy terms apply to anything submitted through those tools, including retention and sharing choices that we do not control. Review a provider's policy before sending a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to county offices, court portals, Pennsylvania agencies, legal resources, or outside search services. Once you leave this website, the destination's privacy policy controls. Read that policy before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. We do not operate those tracking systems.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security measures protect collected data, but no internet service can guarantee perfect safety. We work to guard information without promising that a breach is impossible.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone younger than 18. Information identified as a minor's may be requested for deletion.
Your Data Rights
Applicable law may provide rights beyond those listed here. Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. §§ 67.101-67.3104, governs access to records held by public agencies, while the Criminal History Record Information Act, 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 9101-9183, controls criminal-history dissemination and correction. Those laws do not turn this private site into a government records custodian. For data held directly by us, you may:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A changed version will appear here with a new effective date, so return to this page to review current practices.
Effective date: August 8, 2026