Information You Choose to Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
A name or location entered in an outside search tool is sent to the provider that operates that tool. This website does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Email and Other Messages
We retain an email or contact submission as needed to answer it. We do not disclose that message outside our organization unless the law requires us to do so.
Routine Technical Information
Like most websites, this site may receive standard technical and usage details when a page loads, including:
- Internet Protocol address;
- browser name and version;
- device category and operating system;
- pages viewed and time spent on them;
- the referring website, when available; and
- date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies help measure how visitors move through the site. A browser can reject or delete cookies, though blocking them may cause some features to work differently.
Reasons We Use Information
Collected information supports ordinary site operation and improvement. We may use it to:
- operate the site and maintain performance;
- send a submitted search to the chosen provider;
- understand which guides visitors use;
- diagnose and repair technical problems; and
- display advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
Privacy Beyond This Website
Links may lead to the St. Clair County current-inmate search, Sheriff records forms, Illinois Department of Corrections pages, court portals, or outside search tools. The destination’s privacy policy governs after a visitor leaves this site.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites and select interest-based ads. That tracking occurs under the provider’s practices, not as a county record held here.
Limited Information Sharing
We do not sell personal information. Data may be available only to parties that perform a stated function or have lawful authority, including:
- search providers processing a query;
- services that measure site use;
- advertising networks; and
- law-enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order.
Security Measures and Limits
We use customary safeguards intended to protect information. No internet-connected service is completely secure, however, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than 18
This website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Contact us if a minor submitted information so we can review and delete it.
Privacy Requests and Choices
Subject to applicable law and verification, a visitor may ask us to:
- provide a copy of personal data we hold;
- correct inaccurate personal data;
- erase qualifying personal data; or
- stop certain processing where an opt-out right applies.
Revisions to This Notice
We may revise this notice as practices or legal duties change. An updated version takes effect when posted here with its new effective date.