Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When you enter a name, location, or other term into a partner search box, the query is sent to the independent provider that operates that tool. This site does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy rules apply to its handling of the query.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or use a contact form, we retain the details needed to read the message and respond. We do not share that correspondence outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Details Collected
Routine server and analytics records may capture technical facts when a page loads. These records help the site function, measure use, and diagnose faults.
- Your internet protocol address
- Your browser name and version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring page or site, when supplied
- The date and time of the request
Cookie Use
Cookies help show how visitors move through the site and may support analytics or advertising. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Some functions may work differently when cookies are disabled.
Reasons We Use Data
Information is used only for ordinary site operations and service delivery.
- Maintain site speed, availability, and core functions
- Send search requests to the selected partner service
- Understand which resources visitors find useful
- Detect, trace, and correct technical problems
- Display advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests
Official and Outside Websites
Links may lead to McCormick County release-record sources, the Sheriff's Office, SCDC, PPP, court portals, federal locators, and third-party search tools. Once you leave this site, the destination's own privacy notice governs its collection and use of data.
Advertising companies may use their systems to recognize activity across more than one website and tailor ads. That cross-site processing occurs under the advertising provider's practices, not as a local McCormick County records function.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may still be provided to parties that support a requested service or meet a lawful demand.
- Search partners that process a submitted query
- Analytics providers that measure site performance and use
- Advertising networks that deliver or assess ads
- Law enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard, reasonable safeguards for information under our control. No website, network, or online storage method can be promised as fully secure, so we cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Adults Only
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 ask through Contact Us that it be deleted.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, you may ask us to take the actions below for personal data we hold.
- Provide a copy of your personal data
- Correct information that is wrong
- Delete eligible personal data
- Stop certain forms of processing
These requests concern information held by this private site. A request involving an official jail, court, SCDC, or PPP record must go to the agency that controls it. South Carolina public bodies follow the state's Freedom of Information Act, Title 30 Chapter 4, including its exemptions and disclosure rules.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this notice as site practices or legal duties change. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.