Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search box is sent to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Snyder County Criminal History does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email sent to the site may be retained long enough to review and answer it. Messages remain within the operating team unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a visitor loads a page, the server can receive routine technical and usage details:
- Page-view dates and timestamps
- Browser family and version
- Device type and operating system
- IP address assigned to the device
- Viewed pages and approximate visit length
- Referring website, when one is supplied
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files that can help measure how the website is used, including popular pages and common exit points. Analytics providers may combine visits into traffic reports. A browser can block or delete cookies, although doing so may change how some features behave.
What We Do With This Data
Collected technical data supports operation and measurement of the website. It may be used for the following functions:
- Routing a submitted query to the selected partner tool
- Diagnosing faults and maintaining reliable page delivery
- Measuring which resources visitors use
- Improving speed and site operation
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Snyder County Criminal History does not build, retain, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It publishes general routing information for Snyder County police and sheriff records, court dockets, the Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository, and the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Public Website. The site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or a criminal record about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Information submitted to one of those tools falls under that provider's privacy policy, retention rules, and sharing practices. Review those terms before running a query because this policy does not control the partner's systems.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Snyder County offices, Pennsylvania court and agency portals, legal resources, or partner services. Once a visitor follows an outbound link, the destination's policy governs the visit. Read it before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. Their practices are outside this site's direct control.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold by Snyder County Criminal History. Limited information may be processed or disclosed to:
- Analytics vendors that measure traffic and performance
- Search providers receiving a query submitted to their tool
- Advertising networks placing ads on the website
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for information the site receives. No internet system can guarantee perfect security, so an unauthorized access event cannot be ruled out.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Information identified as belonging to a minor may be deleted after notice.
Your Data Rights
Applicable law may provide rights over personal data. Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law governs public records held by government agencies, while 18 Pa.C.S. § 9121 governs dissemination of criminal-history record information. Neither turns this private website's visitor logs into Snyder County government records. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Request deletion of eligible personal data
- Ask what personal information is held
- Seek correction of inaccurate information
- Object to certain processing where the law provides that choice
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as services or practices change. A revised version takes effect when posted here with its new date.
Effective date: August 8, 2026