Information You Provide
Search Entries
When you type a name, location, or other search term into a third-party search box, that entry is sent to the provider that operates the tool. This site does not keep its own log of those search terms.
Messages
If you email us or submit a contact message, we use that message to respond. We do not share contact messages outside the organization unless a valid legal requirement calls for disclosure.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site may collect technical information each time a page loads.
- IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them.
- Referring website, when one is available.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools help measure site use and keep basic features working. You can block cookies in your browser settings, but some functions may behave differently after cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- To keep the site available, stable, and reasonably fast.
- To send search requests to the correct partner service.
- To understand which Virginia Beach custody and records pages are useful to readers.
- To detect errors, broken links, and technical problems.
- To display advertising that may be based on general interests.
Other Websites and Services
This site links to VBSO pages, Virginia Beach government portals, VADOC, Virginia courts, BOP, ICE, Virginia VINE, and third-party search services. After you leave this site, the privacy policy of the destination site controls how your information is handled.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites and serve targeted ads. That tracking happens through the partner's technology, not through an official Virginia Beach or VBSO system.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal data. Information may be available to the following parties when needed for the services described in this notice.
- Search partners that process search-tool entries.
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement or government bodies when required by a valid subpoena, court order, statute, or other legal process, including Virginia public-records and law-enforcement disclosure rules such as Code of Virginia sections 2.2-3700, 2.2-3704, and 2.2-3706 where applicable.
Security
We use ordinary security practices for a public website, but no internet-connected service can be guaranteed secure against every risk. We do not promise that transmission or storage will be breach-proof.
Adults Only
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted personal information, contact us so it can be reviewed for deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
- Ask for a copy of personal information we hold about you.
- Request a correction if that information is wrong.
- Ask us to delete information when deletion is legally and technically available.
- Opt out of certain processing where an opt-out right applies.
Policy Changes
This notice may be updated from time to time. Any new version will be posted on this page with its effective date or revised text.