Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered into a search tool is transmitted to the outside provider that operates it. That provider processes the query and supplies any result. Pepin County Criminal History does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained as needed to prepare and send a response. Messages remain within the operating team unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page can cause the server to receive routine technical information about the visit:
- Page-view dates, times, and visit duration
- The browser name and version
- A device's IP address
- The referring website, when one exists
- Operating system and device category
- Pages opened during the visit
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They help show aggregate patterns such as popular pages and common exit points, often through an analytics provider. A browser can block cookies, although doing so may change how some website functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Finding and repairing performance or technical faults
- Routing a submitted query to the applicable search partner
- Operating the website and improving load speed
- Measuring which content visitors use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Pepin County Criminal History does not maintain, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It explains how to reach Pepin County Sheriff, Wisconsin Circuit Court, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Information Bureau, and the Wisconsin Public Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or a third-party criminal file, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and sharing practices govern information sent through those tools. Review the applicable provider's terms before entering a query because this policy does not control that processing.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Pepin County offices, Wisconsin court and agency portals, legal resources, or outside search providers. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's own privacy policy applies. Read it before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may also use their systems to measure activity across websites and select targeted ads.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and site performance
- Search partners processing a query a visitor submits
- Advertising networks serving ads on these pages
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for collected data. No internet system can be guaranteed secure, so these measures reduce risk but cannot promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
This website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under age 18. If such information is identified, a deletion request may be submitted through the contact channel.
Your Data Rights
Applicable Wisconsin law, including the Wisconsin Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Wis. Stat. § 100.18, may affect consumer rights. The Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31–19.39, governs access to records held by public agencies, not data held by this private website. Criminal-history collection and dissemination by Wisconsin DOJ are separately governed by Wis. Stat. §§ 165.83–165.84. Depending on residence and governing law, a visitor may be able to:
- Opt out of certain forms of processing
- Request access to personal data on file
- Ask that inaccurate data be corrected
- Request deletion where the law provides that right
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. A replacement version becomes available on this page and carries its updated effective date.
Effective date: August 11, 2026