Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search
A name, location, or other term entered in a sponsored search box is sent to the outside provider operating that tool. This site does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's policy and terms govern its handling after submission.
Email and Other Messages
If a visitor sends an email or contact message, we retain it as needed to read and answer the request. We do not share that message beyond the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Routine server, analytics, and advertising technology may record technical details when a page loads. Those details can include:
- The Internet Protocol address used for the visit.
- The browser name and version.
- The device category and operating system.
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them.
- The referring page or site, when available.
- The date and time of each request.
Cookie Controls
Cookies help measure how visitors use the pages. Browser controls can reject or remove them. Blocking cookies may cause some search, analytics, or advertising features to work differently.
Reasons We Use Data
Collected information supports site operation and helps us understand whether pages function as intended. We may use it to:
- Operate the site and maintain reasonable performance.
- Send a search request to the selected outside service.
- Measure which Berks County pages visitors find useful.
- Detect errors and repair technical problems.
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
Privacy Beyond These Pages
Links may lead to Berks release-record offices, sheriff and corrections pages, Pennsylvania court portals, or third-party search services. Once a visitor leaves, the destination's own privacy statement controls. Government record access may also be shaped by Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. ยงยง 67.101 through 67.3104, and other laws that apply to the originating office.
Advertising companies may use their own technology to recognize activity across websites and select interest-based ads. That collection occurs on their systems, not as a separate record maintained by this site.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may still pass to:
- Search partners that process a submitted query.
- Analytics vendors that measure visits and performance.
- Advertising networks serving or measuring 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-connected service can promise complete security, however, and we cannot guarantee that a breach or unauthorized access will never occur.
Visitors Must Be Adults
The site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may contact us and request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and verification, a visitor may ask us to:
- Provide a copy of personal data we hold.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Erase eligible data.
- Stop certain forms of processing where a right to opt out applies.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as services or practices change. A revised version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.