Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is transmitted to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Atlantic County Criminal History does not keep a separate log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email sent to the site may be retained so a response can be prepared. It remains within the site's operating team unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, the site's systems may automatically receive basic technical and usage details:
- Page-view timestamps and time spent on pages
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Device IP address
- Pages viewed during the visit
- A referring website, when one is supplied
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files saved on a device. They and analytics services help measure aggregate traffic, popular pages, and where visits end. A browser can refuse cookies, although disabling them may change how parts of the site function.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing faults and maintaining site performance
- Routing a submitted query to the selected search provider
- Learning which guides are useful and which need improvement
- Operating and securing the website
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Atlantic County Criminal History does not build, maintain, or sell a database of personal criminal records. Its guides identify official sources such as Atlantic County police and jail offices, New Jersey courts, the New Jersey State Police State Bureau of Identification, and the New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry. The site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not compiled into consumer reports or dossiers about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes shown on this site. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and disclosure practices apply to information submitted through those tools. Review the relevant provider's policy before entering a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Atlantic County offices, New Jersey agencies, court portals, legal-service organizations, or private tools. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy rules control. Read those rules before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and tailor advertisements. Their tracking is governed by their policies.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Search companies receiving queries submitted to their tools
- Advertising networks serving material on the pages
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under valid legal process
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security measures are used to protect collected information. No online system can guarantee absolute security, so the site cannot promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If such information is identified, a deletion request may be made through the contact page.
Your Data Rights
New Jersey consumer-protection law, including the Consumer Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 et seq., may provide rights in addition to those listed here. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Request access to personal information held by the site
- Ask that inaccurate information be corrected
- Seek deletion where the law allows it
- Decline eligible forms of processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as the site or governing requirements change. A revised version will appear here with its new effective date.
Effective date: August 1, 2026