Cookie Policy & Tracking Disclosure
This Cookie Policy explains how Arrests.org VA utilizes cookies, web beacons, local storage, and similar browser technologies to optimize website navigation, measure anonymous visitor metrics, and provide reliable public records directories.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small alphanumeric text files stored on your computer, tablet, or smartphone browser when you visit websites through verified virginia public records. They enable the portal to recognize user preferences, preserve active session settings, and gather aggregate diagnostic performance data.
Cookies do not grant direct access to your computer files or personal identifying information unless voluntarily provided through interactive web forms.
Categories of Cookies We Deploy
Our website utilizes several distinct classifications of cookies to maintain site security, speed, and analytical measurement:
| Cookie Class | Purpose & Operational Function | Storage Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Essential | Enables page navigation, secure search queries, and server load balancing. | Session / Browser Close |
| Performance & Speed | Caches directory lookup assets, fonts, and stylesheets to minimize load times. | 30 Days |
| Analytical Measurement | Tracks aggregate visitor counts, popular county directories, and device types. | 12 Months |
| Third-Party Referrals | Tracks anonymous outbound clicks to external court or background records partners. | 60 to 90 Days |
Third-Party Analytics and External Services
We may partner with privacy-focused web analytics services (such as Google Analytics or Cloudflare Web Analytics) to analyze how users navigate our directories through verified about our directory. These third-party services collect aggregated technical data, including IP addresses, browser versions, operating systems, and referral URLs.
Third-party analytics providers process information under strict data processing agreements that prohibit correlating anonymous web interactions with identifiable personal profiles.
How to Manage and Disable Cookies
Most modern web browsers allow you to manage or block cookies through browser preference controls. You can set your browser to reject all cookies, accept only specific domains, or notify you when a cookie is placed:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Third-Party Cookies.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection.
- Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Prevent Cross-Site Tracking.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and Site Permissions → Manage and delete cookies.
Note that disabling strictly essential cookies may cause specific interactive tools (such as search progress modals or responsive filters) to function with diminished responsiveness.
Policy Updates and Inquiries
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect technological adjustments, privacy statutory requirements, or operational changes. Continued interaction with our portal following updates constitutes acknowledgment of revised terms.
For questions regarding our cookie practices, email our compliance team at support@arrestsorgva.org.