Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Searches
When you enter a name or location in a search box, the query is sent to the independent provider that operates that tool. Etowah County Busted Mugshots does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy terms apply to its handling of the query.
Emails and Other Messages
If you email us or send a message through an available contact channel, we retain the content and your reply details as needed to respond. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site receives limited technical and usage details when a page loads. The information may include:
- Your internet protocol address.
- The browser type and version in use.
- Your device category and operating system.
- The pages opened and time spent on them.
- The referring website, when one is supplied.
- The date and time of a request.
Cookie Choices
Cookies help measure how visitors move through the site and support some site functions. You can reject or remove them through browser controls. If cookies are blocked, certain features may work differently or may not retain their usual settings.
Reasons We Use Data
Collected information is used only for operating, understanding, and improving the site and its services.
- Maintain reliable and responsive pages.
- Send a search request to the selected partner tool.
- Understand which guides visitors find useful.
- Diagnose errors, abuse, and performance problems.
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
Websites Beyond Our Control
Links on this site may lead to the Etowah County Sheriff's Office roster, booking feeds, the Alabama Department of Corrections, courts, federal locators, other government portals, or independent search tools. Once you leave this site, the destination's own privacy notice controls its collection and use of information.
Advertising providers may use their own technology to recognize activity across multiple websites and select interest-based ads. That processing occurs on their systems, subject to their policies and controls.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be provided to:
- Search partners that must process a submitted query.
- Analytics providers that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order.
Our Security Approach
We use customary safeguards intended to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, loss, or disclosure. No website, network, transmission method, or storage system is completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted information, contact us so the material can be reviewed and deleted where appropriate.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, you may:
- Ask for a copy of personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Ask that qualifying personal information be erased.
- Opt out of certain processing where that right applies.
Revisions to This Notice
This notice is effective August 13, 2026. We may revise it as the site, its providers, or legal requirements change. The updated version will appear on this page with a new effective date, and continued use will be subject to the revised notice.