Privacy Policy for Florida Background Check Records applies to every person who visits our website or uses our search tools to look up Florida criminal history records, FDLE background check results, Florida court records, arrest records, conviction records, warrant searches, Florida sex offender registry lookups, or any other Florida public records background check service we offer. This page explains what data we collect, how we handle that data, and who we share it with when you run a Florida background check online.
By browsing or running a search on our site, you accept the terms written below.
What This Privacy Policy Covers
This Privacy Policy covers all data collected through the Florida Background Check Records website, including our homepage, search pages, results pages, and any linked sub-pages that show Florida Department of Law Enforcement criminal history data, Florida county clerk records, Florida sheriff records, Florida criminal database results, or name-based background check results. It also covers data sent to us through contact forms, email requests, phone calls, and any other communication channels we list on our site. Our policy does not cover data collected by third-party websites we link to, even if those links lead to official Florida government pages such as the FDLE civil workflow system or Florida county clerk search portals.
Information We Collect
Florida Background Check Records collects several types of data from visitors who use our Florida background check online tools, our Florida background screening services, and our public records search features. We collect only what we need to run the service, show your search results, and keep the site working well for every user.
Search Data You Submit
When you perform a Florida name-based background check, you type a first name, last name, and sometimes a middle name into our search box. You may also type a city or county to narrow your Florida criminal history search. We send this data to our search partners, the FDLE public access system, and Florida county clerk records systems so they can pull matching Florida arrest records, Florida conviction records, and Florida state criminal records. We do not store your full search query on our servers after your search session ends, and we do not sell your search history to outside parties.
Automatic Technical Data
Each time you load a page on our site, our servers log basic technical data so we can keep the service running. The technical data we log includes your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, screen size, referrer URL, pages you visited, time spent on each page, and the date and time of your visit. We use this data to fix bugs, spot slow pages, and improve the way Florida public criminal records results show up on your screen.
Cookies and Tracking Files
Florida Background Check Records uses cookies, which are small text files your browser stores on your device, to remember your settings and to measure how visitors use our Florida background check service. Cookies help us see which search features work well and which need fixing. You can block cookies through your browser settings, but doing so may stop some parts of the site from loading correctly or may cause the Florida court records search results to not display properly.
How We Use Your Data
We use the data we collect for the narrow purpose of running our Florida background check service, keeping the site secure, and meeting our legal duties under Florida public records law. We do not use your data for profiling, automated decision-making about your credit, housing, or employment, or for any purpose outside the scope of what this policy describes.
Running the Florida Background Check Service
The main reason we collect search data is to pass your query to our search partners so they can return matching Florida criminal history records, Florida arrest records, Florida conviction records, and other Florida criminal database results. Without this data, our service cannot function. We use the technical data we collect to make sure each search returns fast, accurate results and to prevent abuse of our free Florida background check tools.
Site Analytics and Improvements
We use analytics tools to count how many visitors use each page of our site, how long they stay, which Florida background check for employment searches are most common, and which pages cause people to leave. This helps us write better content, fix broken links, and add new features like expanded Florida warrant search coverage or easier access to the Florida sex offender registry. We keep analytics reports in aggregate form and never tie them back to a specific person.
Advertising and Marketing
We display ads on our site to keep the free Florida background check tools available at no cost to users. Some ads use cookies to show products or services related to your search. For example, if you search for a Florida background check for employment, you may see ads for employment screening companies or HR software. You can opt out of personalized ads through your browser or through the ad networks we list later in this policy.
Third-Party Data Sharing
Florida Background Check Records shares limited data with outside parties so our service can work. We do not sell your personal data. We only share what we must to run the search, show results, serve ads, and meet legal duties under Florida law and federal law.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
When you run a Florida criminal history record check, we send your search data to FDLE through the FDLE civil workflow system or the FDLE public access portal. FDLE then returns matching Florida Department of Law Enforcement criminal history records based on the name, date of birth, and other identifiers you provided. FDLE has its own privacy policy that applies once your data reaches their system, and we encourage you to read it before running a Florida criminal history record check.
Florida County Clerk Records Systems
Some Florida court records searches pull data directly from county clerk records systems maintained by individual Florida counties, including Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange, Hillsborough, Duval, and Palm Beach. When you submit a Florida court records search, we forward your query to the matching county clerk portal. The data those clerks return follows their own privacy rules under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes and any local clerk policy.
Search Partners and Data Vendors
We work with trusted search partners and data vendors who help us pull Florida offender records search data, Florida public criminal records, Florida arrest records, Florida conviction records, and Florida criminal database results from official sources. These partners process the search under written contracts that require them to protect your data, not store it longer than needed, and not use it for any purpose other than returning the results you requested.
Advertising Networks
We share limited technical data with advertising networks so they can deliver ads and measure how those ads perform. These networks may set their own cookies or tracking pixels on your device. The networks we currently work with include major third-party ad platforms that follow standard privacy frameworks. Each network has its own opt-out tools that let you stop personalized ads at any time.
Law Enforcement and Legal Requests
We share data with law enforcement only when we receive a valid subpoena, court order, or other legal demand that complies with Florida law and federal law. We do not voluntarily hand over user data to law enforcement without a proper legal request. If we receive a request, we check it carefully, narrow it to only what the law requires, and notify the affected user when the law allows.
Florida Public Records Laws and Your Rights
Florida has strong public records laws under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes, which gives the public broad access to government records. Florida Background Check Records builds its service around these laws. At the same time, the personal data you give us when you run a search is not public record and is protected by this Privacy Policy.
Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119)
The Florida Public Records Act makes most records held by state and local government agencies open to the public. This includes Florida arrest records, Florida conviction records, Florida court records, Florida criminal history records held by FDLE, and Florida warrant search results posted by sheriff offices. Our service helps you search these public records faster. The search data you type into our site is not part of the public record and stays protected under this Privacy Policy.
Your Right to Access Personal Data
You have the right to ask us what personal data we hold about you. To make a request, send us a message through the contact details listed at the end of this policy. We will reply within thirty days with a copy of the data we have linked to your identity. If we do not hold any data about you, we will confirm that in writing.
Your Right to Correct Data
If you believe the data we hold about you is wrong, you can ask us to fix it. Send us the correct data and the reason for the change. We will update our records within thirty days and notify any third-party search partners we shared the wrong data with so they can correct it on their end as well.
Your Right to Delete Data
You can ask us to delete any personal data we hold about you. We will honor your request within thirty days unless we must keep the data to meet a legal duty, defend a legal claim, or prevent fraud. When we delete your data, we will also ask our search partners to delete the matching search history from their logs.
Florida Background Check Laws
Florida background check laws, including the Florida Fair Credit Reporting Act (Chapter 817, Florida Statutes) and the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. ยง 1681), restrict how Florida background check for employment results can be used. Our service provides raw public records only. We are not a consumer reporting agency. You should not use our results to make decisions about employment, housing, credit, or insurance without running a proper FCRA-compliant background check through a licensed screening company.
Data Security Measures
We take reasonable steps to protect the data we collect from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access. No system is fully secure, but we follow industry standards to keep your data as safe as possible.
Encryption and Secure Transmission
All data sent between your browser and our site travels over HTTPS using TLS encryption. This stops third parties from reading your search queries, login data, or contact form messages while they move across the internet. We also encrypt stored data on our servers using AES-256 encryption.
Access Controls
Only a small number of trained staff members can access the personal data we hold. Each staff member uses two-factor authentication, strong passwords, and role-based permissions that limit what they can see. We log every access to personal data and review those logs monthly for any unusual activity.
Data Retention Limits
We keep personal data only as long as we need it to run the service, meet legal duties, or resolve disputes. Search queries are deleted from our active servers within thirty days. Analytics logs are kept for twelve months. Support emails are kept for twenty-four months unless the law requires a longer period.
Children’s Privacy
Florida Background Check Records is not meant for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. Our Florida background check service deals with adult criminal history records, arrest records, conviction records, and sex offender registry data, none of which apply to minors. If you believe a child under 18 has sent us personal data, contact us right away and we will delete the data from our systems.
External Links to Florida Government Sites
Our site links to official Florida government websites, including the FDLE public records portal, the Florida Department of Corrections offender search, the Florida Sex Offender Registry, individual Florida county clerk records systems, and Florida sheriff records search pages. Once you click one of these links and leave our site, this Privacy Policy no longer applies. The linked site has its own privacy rules, terms of use, and data practices that you should read before submitting any personal data.
Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers let you send a Do Not Track signal to every site you visit. Florida Background Check Records honors Do Not Track signals where possible by stopping non-essential cookies and limiting analytics tracking. Some features, like remembering your last search county, may not work if Do Not Track is on.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our service, our search partners, Florida background check laws, or federal privacy rules. When we make changes, we post the new version on this page and update the date at the bottom of the policy. Big changes will be announced through a banner on our homepage for at least thirty days. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the new policy.
Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to access your personal data, correct it, delete it, or file a complaint, contact us through the methods listed below. We respond to every privacy request within thirty days.
Official Website: https://www.floridabackgroundcheckrecords.com
Email: privacy@floridabackgroundcheckrecords.com
Phone: (850) 555-0142
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Mailing Address: Florida Background Check Records, 1107 N. Duval Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions below cover the most common privacy concerns our users raise about our Florida background check service, our FDLE background check process, our use of Florida public criminal records, and how we protect personal data. Each answer gives clear, factual responses based on our current practices and Florida background check laws as of September 2026.
Does Florida Background Check Records store my search history?
We store basic technical data such as your IP address, browser type, and the date of your visit for thirty days for security and analytics purposes. We do not keep your full search query or the specific name you searched after your session ends. Our search partners may keep their own logs under their privacy policies. You can ask us to delete any data we still hold about you by sending a request through the contact details above. We process all deletion requests within thirty days and confirm completion in writing.
Is the Florida background check service free and private?
Our basic Florida background check search tools are free to use. You do not need to register or create an account to run a search. Because you do not register, we collect less personal data than services that require sign-ups. We do still collect technical data through cookies and server logs as explained earlier in this policy. Paid services, where offered, may collect billing data such as a credit card number, which we process through a PCI-compliant payment processor and never store on our own servers.
Can I use these results for employment decisions in Florida?
Our results come from public records and should not be used as the sole basis for employment, housing, credit, or insurance decisions under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act or the Florida Fair Credit Reporting Act. For Florida background check for employment, you must use a licensed consumer reporting agency that follows FCRA rules, including giving the applicant a copy of the report and a chance to dispute wrong entries. We provide raw public records only and are not a consumer reporting agency.
How accurate are Florida criminal history records from FDLE?
Florida Department of Law Enforcement criminal history records are the official state database of arrests, dispositions, and convictions. Records are updated as Florida clerks of court send disposition data to FDLE. Even so, errors can happen, including outdated dispositions, missing updates, or name matches that point to the wrong person. Always verify results through the original county clerk or sheriff office before relying on the data for any legal, personal, or business purpose.
What is the FDLE civil workflow system and how does it relate to my privacy?
The FDLE civil workflow system is the official tool the Florida Department of Law Enforcement uses to process name-based background checks for non-criminal-justice purposes such as adoption, immigration, and licensing. When we route a search through this system, FDLE handles the query under its own privacy rules and may keep records of the request. Florida Background Check Records acts as a search helper for public access data and does not submit civil workflow requests on your behalf. For a true FDLE civil workflow request, contact FDLE directly.
How do I remove my information from public Florida records?
You cannot remove conviction records, arrest records, or sex offender registry entries from official Florida public records because Florida public records law requires those records to stay open. You can, however, ask FDLE or the matching county clerk to correct wrong data, update old dispositions, or merge duplicate records. If your data appears on third-party people-search sites that pulled from public sources, you can contact those sites directly to ask for removal under their opt-out policies. Our site pulls data live from official sources and does not store it for removal requests.
Do you comply with Florida digital privacy laws?
Yes. Florida Background Check Records complies with the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (Section 501.701, Florida Statutes) and any updates passed by the Florida Legislature. We also follow the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act where it applies, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act for any background check data we provide. If Florida passes new privacy rules after September 2026, we will update this policy and our service to match.