Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its results. We do not retain or log those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain an email or other direct message as needed to respond. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, our servers automatically receive certain technical details about the visit:
- Page-view timestamps
- Your device's assigned IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system and device type
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring site, when available
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device to help measure traffic, popular pages, and where visits end. Analytics providers combine this usage data for us. You can block cookies through browser controls, although doing so may change how parts of the site work.
What We Do With This Data
- Routing a search request to the selected partner
- Operating the site and maintaining its performance
- Finding and resolving technical problems
- Measuring which pages are useful or need improvement
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal-record data. Our content explains where Washington Parish records are held, including WPSO, the local courts, Louisiana State Police BCII-LCJIS, and the Louisiana State Police Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party criminal files.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and sharing rules govern data submitted to those tools, and we do not control those practices. Review the relevant provider's policy before running a search.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to WPSO, court portals, Louisiana agencies, legal-aid resources, or outside search providers. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy policy applies. Read it before providing personal information.
Some advertising providers may use their own systems to track activity across websites for targeted advertising.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be disclosed to:
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and performance
- Search partners processing a query you submit
- Advertising networks serving ads on our pages
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard safeguards for the information we collect. No internet-connected system is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such information, we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Rights can vary by residence and applicable law. Louisiana Public Records Law, La. R.S. 44:1 et seq., governs access to government records, while La. R.S. 15:587 controls dissemination of state criminal-history information. Those laws do not turn this private site into a government custodian. Subject to the law that applies to your request, you may:
- Request access to personal data we hold about you
- Ask that inaccurate information be corrected
- Seek deletion of your information
- Opt out of certain processing where the law provides that choice
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy. A changed version will appear on this page with its new effective date, so visitors should review it periodically.
Effective date: July 26, 2026