Information You Choose to Send
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When a visitor enters a name, location, or other term into a search tool, that entry is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Wells County Busted Mugshots does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Email and Contact Messages
If you send an email or submit a contact message, we retain the information needed to read the request and respond. We do not disclose the message outside the organization unless the law requires us to do so.
Technical Details Collected During a Visit
Routine server, analytics, and service logs may record limited technical information when a page loads. That information can include:
- The visitor's Internet Protocol address.
- The browser name and version in use.
- The device category and operating system.
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them.
- The referring website, when one is reported.
- The date and time associated with the visit.
Cookie Controls
Cookies may help measure how visitors move through the site and which material is useful. Most browsers allow cookies to be limited or blocked. Turning them off may cause some site or partner features to work differently.
Purposes for Using Information
- Operate the pages reliably and maintain reasonable performance.
- Send a search request to the partner selected through the search tool.
- Understand which Wells County and Indiana records guides visitors find useful.
- Identify errors, misuse, and other technical problems.
- Display advertising that may be selected according to a visitor's interests.
Official and Third-Party Destinations
The site links to Wells County sheriff and court resources, Indiana government portals, jail and corrections information, and outside search services. Some official records are available under Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3, but that records-access law does not replace the privacy terms of the website a visitor opens. After leaving this site, the destination's own privacy policy and data practices apply.
Advertising providers may use technology on their own systems to recognize activity across different websites and select interest-based advertising. That cross-site tracking is performed through the provider's services, not through a records database hosted by Wells County Busted Mugshots.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may still be handled by:
- Search partners that process the query a visitor submits.
- Analytics providers that measure site traffic and use.
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure advertisements.
- Law-enforcement agencies or other government bodies when disclosure is required by a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard practices intended to protect information under our control. No website, transmission method, or internet-connected storage system can be guaranteed completely secure, however, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than 18
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 personal data may contact us and request its deletion.
Choices About Your Information
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify the request, you may:
- Ask for a copy of personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Ask that personal information be erased.
- Opt out of certain processing where that choice is available.
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised as site practices, services, or legal requirements change. Any revision will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Effective August 22, 2026.