Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
A name, location, or other term entered into a search box is sent to the outside provider that powers the tool. Washington County Released Inmates does not store or keep a site-side log of those query terms. The provider may process the request under its own privacy terms.
Messages Sent to Us
If you email us or use an available contact form, we retain the message and contact details as needed to respond. We do not share those messages outside our organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Technical Visit Data
Standard server, analytics, and service logs may collect routine details when a page loads. Those details can include:
- The internet protocol address associated with the request
- The browser name and version
- The device class and operating system
- The pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring page or website, when supplied
- The date and time of the visit
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies may help measure how visitors use the site and support site functions. A visitor can limit or block cookies through browser settings. Some parts of the site or an outside service may then work differently.
How Information Is Used
Collected information supports the operation and improvement of the site. Uses may include:
- Keeping pages available, responsive, and secure
- Sending a search request to the selected partner service
- Understanding which Washington County resources readers use
- Finding, diagnosing, and correcting technical problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests
Services Beyond This Site
Links may lead to Washington County release-record sources, sheriff and corrections pages, court systems, government locators, or third-party search tools. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy notice and data practices apply.
Advertising providers may use their own technology to measure activity across different websites and select interest-based advertising. That processing takes place on the provider's systems, not in a Washington County government database and not as a record hosted here.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may be available to the following parties when needed for the stated function:
- Search partners that process a query submitted to their tool
- Analytics vendors that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order
Data Security Measures
Reasonable, commonly used safeguards are applied to information within our control. No website, transmission method, or internet-connected storage system can be guaranteed fully secure. We therefore cannot promise that an unauthorized event will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly request or collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may use the Contact Us page to request review and deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to identify the relevant data, a visitor may ask us to:
- Provide a copy of personal information we hold about that visitor
- Correct information that is inaccurate
- Delete personal information within our control
- Stop or limit certain processing when a right to do so applies
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised as the site, its providers, or legal requirements change. An updated version will be posted on this page and identified by its new effective date.