Information You Submit
Partner Search Queries
A name, place, or other term entered into a search box is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. This site does not store or log those query terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy terms govern its handling of the request.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or contact message, we retain the information needed to read and answer it. We do not share a message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Visit Information
Ordinary web operations may record technical information when a page loads, including:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when provided
- Date and time stamps
Cookies
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site and support site or advertising functions. Browser controls can block or remove cookies, though some features may then work differently.
How Information Is Used
Collected information may be used to keep pages available and responsive, send a search request to the selected partner, understand which Suffolk County guides are useful, diagnose technical faults, prevent misuse, and display advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests.
Government and Outside Links
The site links to police logs, sheriff and corrections pages, court portals, federal locators, local news, and outside search tools. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy policy governs. We do not control its collection or retention practices.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. That cross-site processing occurs under the partner's controls and policies, not as a Suffolk County government function.
Recipients of Information
We do not sell personal information. Data may nevertheless be handled by:
- Search partners that process submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads
- Law-enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard safeguards suited to a public website. No internet transmission, connected server, or storage method is completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may use the Contact Us page to request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, a user may ask for a copy of personal data we hold, correction of inaccurate information, deletion of qualifying data, or an opt-out from certain processing. Massachusetts public-records law governs government custodians, not data held by this private site; requests for an official arrest or court record must go to its source.
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised as the site or its services change. An updated version takes effect when it is posted here with its new effective date.