Information You Choose to Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When you enter a name, place, or other term in a partner search tool, the query passes to the third-party company that operates that tool. This site does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy terms apply to its handling of the query.
Messages Sent to the Site
If you send an email or submit a contact message, we retain the information needed to read and answer it. We do not share that message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Information Collected During a Visit
Ordinary server, analytics, and site-delivery systems may record basic technical data when a page loads, including:
- Your Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when one is provided
- The date and time of the request
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies help measure how visitors move through the site and support some features. You can block or remove cookies through your browser settings, though doing so may change how certain parts of the site work.
Reasons We Use Collected Data
We use the limited information described above for site operations and service improvement.
- Operate the site and maintain reasonable performance
- Send a search request to the selected partner service
- Understand which guides visitors find useful
- Identify errors and resolve technical problems
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests
Privacy Beyond This Website
Links may lead to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, MDOC, courts, federal locators, release-record resources, or outside search providers. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy notice and data practices control.
Some advertising companies may use their own technology to follow activity across different sites and select targeted ads. That tracking occurs on their systems and is governed by their policies.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be processed or disclosed through the following channels:
- Search partners that receive a query you submit
- Analytics providers that measure site traffic
- Advertising networks that serve or assess ads
- Law-enforcement or government authorities acting under a valid legal order
Our Security Approach
We use commonly accepted safeguards suited to a public reference website. No Internet transmission, connected service, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may ask that it be deleted.
Requests About Your Information
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify the request, you may ask us to take the following actions:
- Provide a copy of personal information we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Delete personal information that may lawfully be erased
- Opt out of certain processing where that choice applies
Revisions to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as site practices or legal requirements change. A revised version takes effect when it is posted here with its updated effective date.