Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When you type a name or date of birth into one of the search tools on our site, that input goes straight to the third-party provider that runs the search. They process it and return results. We do not store or log the search terms you enter on our end.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you send an email, we keep the message so a response can be prepared. It is handled within the team and is not shared outside the organization unless a legal obligation requires disclosure. Do not send a full date of birth, account credentials, or sensitive details about an open case unless they are needed for the question.
Data We Gather Automatically
Every time a page on this site loads, our servers pick up some technical details about the visit:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
We use cookies on this site. These are small files stored on your device that let us see how visitors use the site - which pages get the most traffic and where people tend to drop off. Analytics services help us aggregate that traffic data. Your browser settings let you block cookies whenever you want. Some parts of the site may behave differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, maintain, compile, or sell databases of warrants or personal warrant-record information. It publishes general directions to Giles County and Virginia sources. The Sheriff's Office does not provide a public warrant-search interface or roster in the sources reviewed. Virginia's Online Case Information System displays selected court-case information, not a live warrant database, and a missing result does not establish that no process exists. A court clerk or the responsible agency must confirm the record they hold. This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not assembled into consumer reports or records about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes on this site are powered by outside companies. Anything you enter into those tools is processed under the partner's own privacy policy, not this one. Those partners set their own data-retention and sharing practices, and we do not control them. Review the partner's policy before submitting a search.
Links to Other Websites
Links on the site may lead to the Giles County Sheriff's Office, Virginia court pages, magistrate information, federal court resources, legal aid, or third-party search tools. A click takes the visitor to another operator. That operator's privacy terms apply there, so review them before entering identifying details or paying a fee.
Certain advertising partners may track your activity across sites to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Some information may end up with:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
We follow standard security practices to safeguard the data we collect. But nothing connected to the internet is bulletproof. We do what we can to keep your information secure, though we cannot promise a breach will never happen.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a child has sent personal information, contact the publisher and identify the message so it can be reviewed and deleted where appropriate.
Your Data Rights
Virginia's Freedom of Information Act applies to public records held by government bodies; it does not create a personal-data access right against this privately operated website. A visitor may contact the publisher to ask what information a direct message contains or request correction or deletion where applicable. The site does not retain search terms submitted directly to third-party search partners, so questions about those submissions belong with the provider.
- Ask whether a message or contact submission remains on file.
- Request correction of contact details in a message record.
- Request deletion of a message where retention is not required.
- Use browser controls to limit cookies or contact a third-party provider about its own processing.
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as website practices change. A revised version will be posted here with a new effective date. Review the policy again before sending information if the way the site works or the linked tools have changed.
Effective date: September 23, 2026