Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When you type a name or place into a search tool on the site, that text passes to the third-party provider that runs the tool. We do not store or log those search terms on our end. The provider handles them under its own rules.
Messages You Send
If you email us or send a message, we keep it only to reply. We do not pass it to anyone outside our operation unless the law requires it.
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 how long you stay
- The site that referred you, if any
- Date and time stamps
Cookies
We use cookies to see how visitors move through the site. You can block them in your browser settings. Some features may behave differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
- Keep the site running and quick
- Route a search request to the right partner service
- Learn which pages people find useful
- Spot and fix technical problems
- Show ads that may match your interests
Links to Other Websites
The site links out to jail rosters, sheriff and corrections pages, government portals, and third-party search tools. Once you click through, that site's own privacy policy controls what happens to your data, not ours.
Some advertising partners may track activity across sites to serve targeted ads. That tracking runs 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 your queries
- Analytics services
- Ad networks
- Law enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
We follow standard security practices to guard the information we handle. Still, no internet-connected system is ever fully secure, so we cannot promise a breach can never happen.
Users Under 18
This site is meant for adults. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to do the following. Illinois public-records law, 5 ILCS 140, governs official government records rather than this private site, but we still honor reasonable requests about the limited data we hold.
- Ask for a copy of the data we hold about you
- Ask us to correct wrong information
- Ask us to erase your data
- Opt out of certain processing
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy over time. When we do, the new version posts here with a fresh effective date.