Information You Send Us
Search terms
When you type a name, place, or other term into a search tool, that query is sent to the third-party provider that runs the search. Connecticut Busted Mugshots does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider may handle the query under its own privacy rules, so review those terms if you want to know what the provider retains.
Messages and contact requests
If you email us or send a message through a contact form, we keep the details you provide so we can read and answer the request. We do not pass those messages to an outside party unless the law requires it. Avoid including sensitive personal details that are not needed to explain your question.
Technical Details and Cookies
A visit can create a basic technical record that helps describe how the site was reached and what device loaded it. The details may include:
- Your Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- The browser name and version.
- The device type and operating system.
- Pages opened and the time spent on each one.
- The referring website, when a referrer is sent.
- Date and time stamps for page activity.
Cookies
Cookies can help us see how visitors use the pages and whether features work as expected. Most browsers let you block or clear cookies in their settings. A feature may not work the same way if its cookie is blocked.
How We Use Information
Information supports the basic work of operating this Connecticut records resource. It may be used to:
- Keep the pages available and responsive.
- Send a search request to the partner service that handles it.
- Understand which pages visitors find useful.
- Spot and repair technical faults.
- Display advertising that may relate to a visitor's interests.
Outside Websites and Ad Tools
Connecticut Busted Mugshots links to municipal police resources, the Connecticut State Police Bureau of Identification, Judicial Branch case pages, the Connecticut State Department of Correction (CT DOC), State Archives material, the Connecticut locality directory, and outside search services. Each destination has its own privacy terms. Those rules take over once you leave our pages or send information to another provider.
Some advertising partners may use their own tools to track activity across different websites and select ads. That tracking happens on the partner's systems, not through a search log kept by Connecticut Busted Mugshots. We do not control how an outside ad service handles its data.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal information. Depending on the feature used, information may be handled by the following parties:
- Search partners that receive a query and return results.
- Analytics services that measure page use.
- Advertising networks that select or deliver ads.
- Law-enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order.
Security and Its Limits
We use standard security practices to protect information under our control. No service connected to the internet can promise perfect security, and an intruder or system failure could still expose data. For that reason, we cannot guarantee that any message or technical detail is fully protected from every possible breach.
Visitors Under 18
Connecticut Busted Mugshots is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent information through a search or message feature, a parent or guardian may contact us and ask that information under our control be removed. We will review the request and take the steps available to us.
Requests About Your Data
You may ask us to review personal information we hold. Requests can seek a copy, correction of a wrong detail, deletion, or an opt-out from certain processing. We will consider what data is under our control and what the request asks us to do. Search queries go to the provider that operates the search tool, so a request about information held by that provider may need to go to the provider directly. Send a request through Contact Us.
- Ask for a copy of information held by us.
- Request a correction if a detail is wrong.
- Ask us to erase information we control.
- Request an opt-out from certain processing.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this notice as the service or its data practices change. The current wording will appear here, and a revised version will carry a new effective date. Check this page from time to time if you want to see whether the terms have changed.