Information You Provide Directly
Search Queries
When you type a name or a place into a search tool on this site, that entry passes to the third-party provider that runs the search. We do not store or keep a log of those search terms on our own systems.
Messages You Send Us
If you email us or send a message through a contact form, we hold that message only to reply to you. We do not pass it to outside parties unless the law requires us to.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this one records some technical details each time a page loads.
- Your IP address.
- Your browser and its version.
- Your device type and operating system.
- The pages you open and how long you stay on each.
- The site that referred you, if there was one.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies help us see how visitors move through the site. You can block them in your browser settings, though some features may work differently if you do.
How This Data Is Used
- To keep the site running and loading quickly.
- To send search requests to the right partner service.
- To learn which pages people find useful.
- To spot and fix technical problems.
- To show ads that may line up with your interests.
Links to Other Websites
This site links out to jail rosters, sheriff and corrections pages, government portals, and third-party search tools. Once you click through, that destination's own privacy policy takes over, not this one.
Some advertising partners may track activity across different sites to target ads. That tracking happens on their systems, not on this one.
Who Might Receive Your Data
We do not sell personal data. It may, however, reach the parties listed below.
- Search partners that handle the queries you run.
- Analytics services that measure site use.
- Advertising networks.
- Law enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order, consistent with Illinois public-records law such as the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140.
How Your Data Is Protected
We follow standard security practices to guard the information we handle. Even so, no system connected to the internet is ever fully secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never happen.
Visitors Under 18
This site is meant for adults. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted information, contact us and we will delete it.
Your Rights Over Your Data
- Ask for a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Ask us to correct information that is wrong.
- Ask us to erase your data.
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing.
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy from time to time. When we do, the new version posts here with a fresh effective date.