Privacy Notice

This notice describes what Effingham County Released Inmates collects, why the data is used, and when another party may receive it. By using the site, you accept the practices described here.

Information You Submit

Search terms

A name or location entered in a search box is sent to the independent provider that operates the tool. We do not store or log those terms on this site's systems.

Messages

If you email us or submit a contact message, we retain it as needed to answer. We do not disclose it outside our organization unless the law requires disclosure.


Automatic Technical Data

Normal site and analytics systems may receive technical details with each visit.

  • Internet Protocol address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type and operating system
  • Pages viewed and time spent
  • Referring page, when supplied
  • Visit timestamps

Cookies

Cookies help measure use of the site. A browser can reject them, although parts of the site may work differently when cookies are blocked.


How Data Is Used

  • Operate and improve site speed
  • Send a search to the selected provider
  • Measure which resources visitors use
  • Detect and correct technical faults
  • Present advertising that may reflect visitor interests

Websites Outside Our Control

Links may lead to the Effingham County Sheriff, Illinois corrections, release-record resources, or outside search tools. The destination's privacy policy applies after a visitor leaves this site.

Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across sites and select interest-based ads.


Limited Data Sharing

We do not sell personal information. Data may be handled by search providers processing a query, analytics vendors, advertising networks, or a law-enforcement or government body acting under a valid legal order.


Reasonable Security Measures

We use customary safeguards intended to protect data. No internet service is fully secure, so we cannot promise that a system will never be accessed or compromised.


Visitors Under Eighteen

This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. Contact us if a minor submitted data so a deletion request can be reviewed.


Your Privacy Choices

  • Ask for a copy of personal data we hold
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Ask us to erase eligible data
  • Object to or opt out of certain processing

Notice Revisions

We may revise this notice as site practices change. A new version becomes effective when posted here with its updated effective date.