Missouri Arrest Search

Missouri Arrest Search

Cookie Policy

Our Cookie Policy in Overview

“At Missouri Arrest Search, we are committed to being clear and transparent about the responsible use of your personal information. In that spirit, we’ve put together this exhaustive Cookie Policy to describe in detail how and why cookies and similar technologies are used on the Missouri Arrest Search website. This policy page details exactly what kinds of cookies are in use on our website, what they’re being used for, what kind of data they have access to, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. With this in mind, it’s our sincere hope that you’re able to make the best choices possible for you in order to keep your online privacy protected while also ensuring you have a positive experience when using our website.”

Cookie Primer

Cookies are small data files that are created and stored on your computer when you visit a website. They have several uses such as identifying your computer, remembering preferences, allowing certain actions to function properly, and tracking certain activity. Cookies can be first-party, meaning set by the website you’re currently browsing, or third-party, set by other websites you connect to while browsing (for example, analytics websites or ad providers). At Missouri Arrest Search, cookies allow us to provide more functionality for the site, track usage patterns, and deliver more individualized content to our users.

Purpose for Using Cookies

Cookies are an important part of delivering an easy, personalized experience at Missouri Arrest Search. Here are the main purposes for using cookies:

  • Site functionality: Cookies are required to provide core page features such as navigation, secure login, and various forms.
  • User preferences: Cookies allow a site to remember your language settings, display preferences, or any other configuration settings so you do not have to re-set them on every visit to Missouri Arrest Search.
  • Performance and analytics: Cookies help us better understand how visitors use our site, which pages are most popular, and what can be improved. These analytics help us maintain the freshness and accuracy of our information resources on Missouri arrest records.
  • Security: Some cookies are used to verify security and prevent fraud in order to keep our site and our users and their information secure.
  • Communication: Cookies allow the use of our mailing list subscription forms and provide general functionality for delivering timely legal alerts to subscribers of Missouri Arrest Search.
  • Marketing: Missouri Arrest Search does not support intrusive advertising, but cookies may be used to communicate new features, resources, or lists of materials or information pertaining to Missouri criminal law.

Types of Cookies We Employ

To clarify, we classify the cookies on Missouri Arrest Search as follows:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to navigate our website and utilize its features. For example, these cookies allow for a secure log-in and help access protected content. If you disable these cookies, you will not be able to use all of the features on our website as some features depend on cookies.
  • Preference Cookies: These cookies retain your settings and preferences, such as language preference and other choices you make when using the website. This allows us to tailor the content we display to you in the future.
  • Analytics Cookies: We use analytics programs (such as Google Analytics) to track and store anonymized information about the way visitors use our site. For example, their servers track how many visitors come to the site, which pages are viewed, the frequency of visits, and other platform elements. We use analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors are using our website so we can better tailor our content to serve their needs. Analytics data is aggregated into a general summary and does not personally identify you.
  • Functional Cookies: We use functional cookies to optimize content on our website, including user surveys, article recommendation engines, and interactive tour guides.
  • Third Party Cookies: Some of our partners set cookies on the Services (for example, third parties who provide embedded videos or social sharing tools). Missouri Arrest Search carefully selects third party partners who share and strive to meet high privacy standards.

Use of Cookies on Missouri Arrest Search

Missouri Arrest Search uses cookies to help us with the following aspects of your use of our site:

  • Improving user navigation by remembering which legal articles or guides you have already opened and viewed.
  • Storing your preferences and settings as they apply to our mailing lists and subscriptions.
  • Storing aggregated data about page views, time spent on page, and more so that we can continue to develop future content on these subjects.
  • Allowing you access to secure areas containing sensitive information, such as arrest record guides or other protected legal information.
  • Supporting our customer service functionality, such as the ability to process submitted questions or feedback directly from our contact form.
  • Enabling us to track site security so we can recognize anomalies and take further action to reduce exposure to any potential threats that may attempt to halt or impede the delivery of our information to you. Our use of cookies is given context when viewed against our desire to ensure the accuracy, topicality, and freedom from accessibility-related restrictions of the legal information made available to Missouri residents, law students, educators, and legal professionals.

Controlling Cookie Preferences

We think you should be able to manage your privacy online. Missouri Arrest Search provides several choices to manage your cookie preferences:

  • Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our website, we will display a cookie consent banner. If you don’t immediately opt-out of non-essential cookies on our website, then you can customize your cookie preferences based on your privacy requirements.
  • Your Internet browser settings: Most Internet browser applications give you control over whether and how cookies are obtained and stored. You can configure your web browser to block all cookies, receive an alert when a cookie is about to be set, or to delete cookies already set. Note that disabling cookies may impact the usability of our website.
  • Analytics cookie opt-out tools: Analytics cookies can be disabled using the related tool offered by Google. The Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on allows users to stop their data from being used by Google Analytics.
  • Get in touch with us: Reach out to us via email at [email protected] if you have any questions or would like additional help to manage your cookie preferences.

Cookies from Third-Parties and Outside Services

You may see content or services created by other individuals or organizations on some pages of our website (for instance, videos embedded within our web pages). These third party providers might set cookies data when you interact with their content. Missouri Arrest Search has no control over the third-party cookies or the information utilized. We encourage you to read the privacy and/or cookie policies of any third party sites you visit. We attempt to only work with reputable third parties that maintain high privacy standards, but we assume no liability for any third-party services.

Collection, Use and Safeguards of Data

The information we obtain through cookies on Missouri Arrest Search is stored in environments where it can be accessed only by authorized personnel employed and trained to maintain the security and performance of such sites or services. Data collected is used only for the purposes specified herein and not shared with unauthorized third parties. Any aggregated analytics data may be utilized by us internally to enhance our site or shared externally in summary form as part of our reporting, but will never permit you to be identified personally. Any privacy-related data which is subject to a breach will, wherever possible, be notified to affected users and authorities in accordance with applicable law and best practice.

Your Privacy Rights / Options

You have the right to dictate the usage of personal data (including information of an identifying nature collected through cookies). Depending on your state and specific applicable laws, these rights include:

  • The right to see and obtain copies of personal information that is collected about you.
  • The right to request the correction or deletion of your personal data.
  • The right to prohibit or limit particular methods of data processing (including analytics and marketing).
  • The right to limit or stop non-essential cookies at any time.

To exercise these rights or make any other inquiry or request regarding data privacy, please reach out to us directly at [email protected] or at 463-654-7966. We promise to be as open and transparent as possible with regards to all issues surrounding data privacy.

Regulatory / Legal Compliance

Missouri Arrest Search observes all laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the Missouri Revised Statutes and federal laws including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). While the majority of our users are based in the State of Missouri, we consider it important to maintain high privacy standards for all of our users. Our use of cookies is regularly audited to verify its continued compliance with changes in law and industry best practices.

Modifications to Our Policy

As the legal and technological landscapes shift, so too will the way we deal with cookies and other online privacy issues. From time to time, Missouri Arrest Search may amend this Cookie Policy to reflect the evolution of our practices, the introduction of new regulations, or features available on our site. All such changes will be made available on this page with the date of effect. We recommend that you return to this page often to ensure that you are informed of how we manage your information and your privacy on this site.

Contact Us

Your inquiries as well as your comments concern us. If you have concerns about our collection and usage of cookies, your privacy concerns, or any other queries regarding our website, do not hesitate to get in touch. The Missouri Arrest Search team is available to be contacted at:

For legal advice, we advise consulting a qualified attorney. Missouri Arrest Search provides resources for information purposes only and no legal representation is provided. For more details, please visit our Privacy Policy or Contact Missouri Arrest Search page.

Supporting the People of Missouri

At Missouri Arrest Search, we strive to provide the people, legal professionals, and scholars of Missouri with reliable, easily accessible legal information. Your privacy is an important part of that mission. By being open about how we use cookies and giving you choice and control over your data, our hope is we can build a relationship based on confidence and clarity. Please consider signing up for our mailing list so we can send you the latest legal articles and news. Feel free to reach out to us anytime if you have questions about our policies. Thanks for making Missouri Arrest Search your #1 source for Missouri legal information.