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Privacy Policy

This policy describes the information collected during a visit, why it is used, and the limited circumstances in which another service may receive it. Continued use of the Torrance County Criminal History website signifies acceptance of these practices.

Data You Give Us Directly

Search Queries

A name or location entered in a search tool is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep a separate log of those search terms.

Messages and Contact Submissions

An email or contact submission may be retained long enough to review and answer it. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.

Data We Gather Automatically

When a page loads, the servers may receive routine technical details about the visit:

  • The IP address assigned to your device
  • Which browser you are using and its version
  • Your device type and operating system
  • The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
  • The site that sent you here, if any
  • Timestamps for each page view

Cookies and Analytics

Cookies are small device files that help measure use, such as popular pages and points where visitors leave. Analytics services combine that traffic information. Browser settings can block cookies, although doing so may change how parts of the site work.

What We Do With This Data

  • Routing submitted searches to the selected partner service
  • Maintaining site availability, speed, and security
  • Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
  • Measuring which resources visitors use
  • Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests

No Criminal-Record Data on File

This site does not compile, keep, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It publishes instructions for reaching Torrance County custodians, New Mexico courts, the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Records Bureau, and the New Mexico Sex Offender Registry. Visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report or a file about another person, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Third-Party Search Partners

Outside companies power the search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention rules, and sharing practices govern information submitted to their tools. Review the applicable provider policy before running a query because we do not control those practices.

Links to Other Websites

Links may lead to sheriff pages, court portals, New Mexico agencies, legal resources, or outside search tools. Once a visitor follows a link, the destination's privacy policy applies. Read it before providing personal information.

Certain advertising partners may track your activity across sites to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.

Who Might See Your Data

Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:

  • Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
  • Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
  • Ad networks that place ads on our pages
  • Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it

How We Protect Your Data

Reasonable security practices protect collected data. No internet system can guarantee complete safety, so a breach or unauthorized access cannot be ruled out.

Users Under 18

The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A verified request concerning information submitted by a minor will be reviewed for deletion.

Your Data Rights

Rights depend on the law that applies to a visitor and the data involved. New Mexico's Inspection of Public Records Act, NMSA 1978 §§14-2-1 through 14-2-12, governs requests to public custodians, while NMSA 1978 §29-10-6 limits access to state arrest-record information. Those laws do not convert this private site into a government records office. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:

  • Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
  • Have us fix information that is wrong
  • Request that we erase your data
  • Opt out of certain kinds of data processing

Updates to This Policy

This policy may be revised. A new version becomes available here with an updated effective date, so visitors can review the current handling terms.

Effective date: August 1, 2026