Data You Give Us Directly
Text entered in a third-party search tool is sent to the company that operates that tool. We do not keep or log those search terms on our own systems. The outside provider decides how it receives, uses, retains, and discloses the input.
If you send an email, the message and its contact details may be retained long enough to answer and maintain the exchange. We do not voluntarily share that correspondence outside the organization, except when disclosure is legally required.
Data We Gather Automatically
Ordinary server and analytics logs may collect limited technical details when a page loads:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser and device type
- Operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent
- Referring page or search source
- General geographic region
Cookies and similar files may help measure traffic, page use, and navigation. Browser controls can reject cookies, though some features may then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
Technical and correspondence data may be used to operate the site, understand which Lyon County topics readers use, diagnose faults, protect the service, answer messages, and meet legal duties. It is not used to create an arrest, court, corrections, or criminal-history profile about a visitor.
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Lyon County Criminal History does not maintain, sell, or compile a database of personal criminal records. Official Lyon County reports remain with the sheriff, police agency, actual receiving jail, or Circuit Court Clerk. Kentucky State Police maintains the centralized fingerprint-supported system, AOC supplies court products, DOC supplies KOOL, and KSP operates the Sex Offender Registry. This site is not a consumer reporting agency and does not turn visitor data into consumer reports.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes that appear on some pages. Information submitted there falls under the provider's privacy policy, retention rules, and sharing practices. Review those terms before starting a search because this policy does not govern the provider.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky Court of Justice, Kentucky State Police, Kentucky Department of Corrections, registry resources, or private services. Once a visitor follows a link, the destination controls its own data practices. Advertising providers may also use their systems to measure activity across websites.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Hosting, security, and analytics vendors needed to run the site
- Search or advertising partners when a reader uses their feature
- Public authorities when valid law requires disclosure
- A successor organization if site ownership changes
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable operational and security measures are used to protect information in our control. No website, network, or storage method can guarantee absolute security, so a breach or loss can never be ruled out completely.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If such information is identified, we will take reasonable steps to remove it.
Your Data Rights
Depending on applicable law, a visitor may ask to access, correct, or delete personal information held by this private site and may opt out of nonessential cookies through browser settings. Some information may have to be retained for security, legal, or recordkeeping reasons.
The Kentucky Open Records Act, including KRS 61.872, governs access to qualifying government records, not private-site visitor files. 502 KAR 30:060 governs dissemination of Kentucky criminal-history information through authorized channels. Requests for Lyon County government records should go to the proper public custodian.
- Ask what personal information is held about you
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information
- Request deletion where no legal reason requires retention
- Adjust browser controls for cookies and tracking
Updates to This Policy
This policy may change as the site, vendors, or legal duties change. A revised version becomes effective when posted here, with its effective date updated.
Effective date: July 26, 2026