Privacy policy

Information we collect

If you create an account, we store the email address and display name you give us. If you sign up for alerts, we store your email address and the county or name you asked us to watch. If you send us a tip, an advertising enquiry or a removal request, we store what you typed into that form so we can reply. That is the entire list of information you actively give us.

For traffic measurement we count page views ourselves, and we use Cloudflare Web Analytics alongside it as a second opinion. Our own counter stores a random identifier in your browser so that we can tell a returning reader from a new one, along with the page you opened, the site that sent you here if any, and whether you are on a phone, tablet or computer. That identifier is a random number. It is not built from anything about you or your device, it is not shared with anyone, and clearing your browser data replaces it, at which point you are a new reader to us. We do not record your IP address in that counter and we do not connect it to your account if you have one, so it cannot tell us that a particular person read a particular record. If your browser sends a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal we do not count you at all. Our hosting provider separately keeps standard server logs, which include IP addresses, for security and abuse prevention.

We do not run advertising trackers, we do not use Google Analytics or the Facebook pixel, and we have never sold or rented an email address or our traffic data. We do not intend to start.

What we deliberately do not publish

Some things are stripped before anything reaches the site, regardless of what a source agency hands us: juvenile records, Social Security numbers, driver's license and state ID numbers, and dates of birth. That filtering happens at the point the record is collected, not at the point it is displayed, so the data never lands in our database in the first place.

How we use it

Your email is used to send you the alerts you asked for, to reply to something you sent us, and to tell you about material changes to your account. Alert emails include an unsubscribe link and it works immediately. You can ask us to delete your account and everything attached to it by writing to us through the contact page.

We share information with the vendors that make the site run — hosting, database, email delivery, analytics — and only to the extent they need it to provide that service. We disclose information to law enforcement only when a valid legal process requires it.

Cookies

The site sets no advertising cookies and no third-party cookies. We use your browser's own storage for two things: a session token if you sign in, so you stay signed in, and the random visitor number described above, so our page counter can tell repeat readers from new ones. Clearing your browser data removes both. It signs you out, and it makes you a new reader to our counter.

Children

This site is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect information from them. Juvenile arrest records are never published here, regardless of what a source makes available.

Third-party links

We link to court sites, sheriff's offices, NamUs, the New Mexico Department of Public Safety registry, and the businesses listed in our directory. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for what they do with your information once you leave.

Changes

When we change this page we update the date at the top. Material changes get a notice on the site, and if they affect subscribers, an email.

Contact

Questions about this policy or about data we hold on you: use the contact page.

This page is written to be read, not to be impressive. It is not legal advice and it has not been reviewed by counsel; if you are relying on it for a legal question, talk to a lawyer.