Privacy Notice

This notice describes the information Hardin County Busted Mugshots may receive, how it may be used, and the circumstances in which it may be shared. By using the site, you accept these data practices and the separate policies of any service reached through a link or search feature.

Information You Submit

Search Entries

A name, location, or other term entered into a search feature is sent to the independent provider that operates that feature. We do not keep or log those search terms on our own systems. The provider’s privacy notice and terms govern its handling of the query once it receives it.

Messages You Send

If you send an email or other contact submission to us, we may retain the information in the message so that we can respond or keep a record of the correspondence. We do not share that message outside our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal process.


Automatic Technical Details

When a browser loads a page, routine service and analytics tools may receive technical information that helps operate and protect the site. This may include:

  • The internet protocol address used for the connection.
  • Browser type, version, device type, operating system, and similar technical identifiers.
  • Pages viewed, approximate time spent on them, referring page, and timestamps.
  • Information used to diagnose errors, prevent misuse, and measure site performance.

Cookies and Similar Storage

Cookies and comparable browser technologies may be used to understand how visitors use the site and to support basic site functions. Browser controls can block or remove cookies, though parts of the site or linked tools may then work differently.


How Information Is Used

Information collected directly or automatically may be used for ordinary site operations and improvement. In particular, it may help us:

  • Deliver pages, maintain performance, and keep the service available.
  • Pass a voluntarily entered search request to the provider selected for that feature.
  • Understand which information pages visitors find useful.
  • Detect, investigate, and correct technical or security problems.
  • Display advertising that may be based on inferred interests where an advertising partner provides it.

Outside Sites and Services

The site links to official resources, including the Hardin County Sheriff Department, the sheriff’s inmate-information page, Tennessee SAVIN/VINE, the TDOC offender locator, and Tennessee court resources. It may also link to independent search services. Each operator controls its own availability, content, and privacy practices after you leave this site.

Advertising partners may collect information about activity across sites in their own systems to deliver interest-based advertising. That collection is governed by the partner’s policies and settings, not by this notice.


Who May Receive Data

We do not sell personal data. Information may be available to the following limited recipients when necessary for the purposes described above:

  • Search providers that process a query submitted through their tool.
  • Analytics vendors that help measure traffic and page performance.
  • Advertising networks that provide advertising services.
  • Government agencies or law-enforcement authorities when a valid subpoena, court order, or other legal requirement calls for disclosure.

Security Limits

We use reasonable safeguards intended to protect the information under our control. No internet-connected service can promise complete security, however, and no method of transmission or storage is guaranteed to prevent every unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure.


Visitors Under 18

This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has provided personal information to us, use the Contact Us page so we can review the report and delete the information when appropriate.


Your Information Choices

Subject to applicable law and the information we can reasonably identify, you may ask to:

  • Receive a copy of personal information we hold about you.
  • Correct information you believe is inaccurate.
  • Request deletion of information, where retention is not required.
  • Object to or opt out of certain processing where that option applies.

Changes to This Notice

We may revise this Privacy Notice as practices, providers, or legal requirements change. Any revised notice will be posted here with an updated effective date. Continued use after posting means the revised notice applies going forward.