Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search tool is sent to the outside provider operating that feature. The provider processes the query and supplies its result. We do not retain or log those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email message may be kept long enough to answer and maintain the related correspondence. It is not shared beyond our organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Data We Gather Automatically
Page requests can produce standard technical and usage records, including:
- Device IP address and page-view timestamps
- Browser name and version
- Operating system and general device type
- Visited pages and approximate time spent
- Referring website, when available
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files used to understand aggregate traffic, such as popular pages and common exit points. Analytics vendors may help compile those patterns. Browser controls can block cookies, although disabling them may change how some features behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Delivering search requests to the selected partner
- Operating, securing, and improving page performance
- Finding errors and diagnosing technical failures
- Measuring which resources visitors use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The site identifies official Wythe County custodians, including local courts, law enforcement, NRVRJ, VSP CCRE, and the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies supply the search-box services. A partner's privacy policy governs information submitted to its tool, including retention and sharing choices that we do not control. Review those terms before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Wythe County offices, Virginia agencies, courts, legal resources, or outside tools. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's policy governs. Check it before supplying personal data.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be available to:
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and performance
- Search partners processing a query submitted to their tool
- Advertising networks serving content on the pages
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices are used to protect collected information. No internet system is perfectly secure, so we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. A verified request concerning a minor's submitted data will be addressed promptly.
Your Data Rights
Applicable privacy and consumer-protection law may provide additional rights. Virginia FOIA, Code § 2.2-3700 et seq., governs public bodies rather than turning this private website into a county agency. Code § 19.2-389 separately controls dissemination of CCRE criminal-history information. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Request access to personal information held about them
- Ask that inaccurate personal data be corrected
- Seek deletion where the law permits
- Opt out of processing when an applicable law supplies that choice
Updates to This Policy
Revisions will be posted here, and a new effective date will identify the current version.
Effective date: August 10, 2026