Information You Send
Search Terms
When you enter a name or location in a search box, the query is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. Illinois Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
If you send a message through a contact channel, the information you include is kept so it can be reviewed and answered. It is not shared outside the site’s operation unless the law requires disclosure.
Technical Details and Cookies
Like many websites, a page visit may create basic technical logs. These details help show whether pages load and where errors occur:
- Your internet protocol (IP) address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring site, when one is sent.
- Date and time stamps for page requests.
Cookies
Cookies may help measure how visitors use the site. You can block them in your browser settings, though some features may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- Keep the pages available and working well.
- Send search requests to the provider that runs the selected tool.
- Understand which pages visitors use.
- Spot and repair technical problems.
- Support ads that may reflect a visitor’s interests.
Other Websites and Services
Links may lead to county rosters, sheriff and corrections pages, courts, archives, other government services, local coverage, or outside search tools. Once you leave this site, the other provider’s privacy terms apply to your visit and any data you give it.
Some advertising partners may also track activity across websites to select ads. That tracking takes place on their systems, not through a record search stored by this site.
Who May Receive Information
Illinois Busted Mugshots does not sell personal data. Information may be handled by the following service providers or parties:
- Search partners that process a query you submit.
- Analytics providers that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that serve ads.
- Law enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order.
Data Security
We use standard steps to protect the information handled by the site. Still, no system connected to the internet can be promised fully secure, and no method can guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent information, a parent or guardian may use the Contact Us page to ask that it be removed.
Requests About Your Information
You may ask about information held by this site through the Contact Us page. Illinois FOIA, 5 ILCS 140, governs access requests to public bodies and includes exemptions; it does not make this private site a government records custodian. For covered publishers, the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505/2QQQ, bars payment demands to remove, correct, or modify covered criminal-record information, subject to the law’s scope and exclusions. That provision is not a general promise that every item can be erased.
- Ask for a copy of personal information this site holds.
- Request a correction if that information is wrong.
- Ask for deletion of information, where applicable.
- Ask to opt out of certain data uses, where available.
Changes to This Notice
This notice may be revised as the site or its services change. Any update will be posted here with a revised effective date.