Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name, place, or other term entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its response. Lafayette Parish Criminal History does not retain or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
Email messages are kept as needed to prepare and send a response. They remain within the organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, the site's systems may automatically receive these technical visit details:
- Page-view dates and times
- The referring website, when one exists
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them
- Device category and operating system
- Browser name and version
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They and analytics services help combine traffic information, such as popular Lafayette Parish resource pages and points where visits end. A browser can reject cookies, although disabling them may alter how some website functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Routing a submitted query to the correct outside search provider
- Finding and correcting performance or technical problems
- Understanding which Lafayette Parish pages visitors use
- Operating the website and maintaining reasonable load times
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Lafayette Parish Criminal History does not maintain, compile, or sell a database of individual criminal records. Its content directs readers to LPSO, Lafayette Parish courts, Louisiana State Police BCII, and the Louisiana Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry. The website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visit information is not turned into a consumer report or a criminal profile for another party.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies supply the website's search tools. Their privacy terms, retention periods, and sharing rules apply to information submitted through those boxes. Those practices are outside this site's control, so review the provider's policy before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to LPSO, court portals, Louisiana agencies, legal-aid resources, or commercial search services. Once a visitor follows an external link, the destination's privacy policy controls. Review it before providing personal information.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to follow activity across websites for targeted advertising. This site does not control that tracking.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Advertising networks that serve ads on these pages
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and site performance
- Search providers processing queries submitted to their tools
- Government or law-enforcement authorities acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, generally accepted safeguards are used for information collected by the site. No internet service can promise absolute security, so protection against every unauthorized disclosure or breach cannot be guaranteed.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If a minor's information is identified, a deletion request may be made through the listed contact channel.
Your Data Rights
Additional protections may arise under Louisiana law, including the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, La. R.S. 51:1401 et seq. Louisiana Public Records Law, La. R.S. 44:1 et seq., applies to records held by public bodies. Dissemination of repository criminal history is separately limited by La. R.S. 15:587–589. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Opt out of certain processing activities
- Request deletion of personal data
- Ask to correct inaccurate information
- Request a copy of personal information held by the site
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal requirements change. A replacement takes effect when posted here with its updated effective date.
Effective date: July 26, 2026