Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When you type a name or location into a search tool on this site, that text passes to the third-party provider that runs the tool. We do not store or log those search terms on our own end. The provider handles your query under its own privacy practices.
Messages You Send
If you email us or send a message through a contact method, we keep it only to reply. We do not pass it to anyone outside our organization unless the law requires us to.
Data We Gather Automatically
Like most websites, ours records a few 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 the time spent on each.
- The site that referred you, if any.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
We use cookies to understand how visitors move through the site. You can block cookies in your browser settings, though some features may work differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
- Keep the site running and quick to load.
- Pass search requests to the correct partner service.
- Learn which pages readers find useful.
- Spot and fix technical problems.
- Show ads that may match a visitor's interests.
Links to Other Websites
This site links to jail information pages, sheriff and corrections sites, Illinois government portals, and third-party search tools. Once you click through, the privacy policy of that destination governs your visit, not ours.
Some advertising partners may track activity across different sites to serve targeted ads. That tracking happens on their systems, not on ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. It may reach the parties listed below.
- Search partners that handle the queries you submit.
- Analytics services that measure site use.
- Advertising networks.
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order, such as one under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, or a court order, requires it.
How We Protect Your Data
We follow standard security practices to guard the information we handle. Still, no system connected to the internet is ever fully secure, so we cannot promise that data will never be exposed.
Users Under 18
This site is meant for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent us data, contact us and we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
- 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 Notice
We may revise this notice from time to time. When we do, the updated version posts here with a new effective date.