Privacy Notice

This notice explains the information handled when someone visits or uses Mercer County Released Inmates. It describes data supplied directly, technical data gathered during a visit, the purposes for using it, and the limited circumstances in which another party may receive it. By continuing to use the site, a visitor accepts these practices.

Information You Submit

Search terms

A name or location entered in a search box is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. This site does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.

Messages

If you email or send a contact message, we retain what you provide as needed to answer. We do not share the message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.


Technical Visit Data

Standard technical details may be collected automatically when a page loads:

  • Internet Protocol address
  • Browser name and version
  • Device type and operating system
  • Pages viewed and time spent on them
  • The referring site, when supplied
  • Date and time stamps

Cookies

Cookies help measure how visitors use the site. A browser can block or delete them, though some functions may behave differently when cookies are unavailable.


Why the Data Is Used

Information is used only for ordinary site operations and service delivery:

  • Maintain performance and availability
  • Send search requests to the selected provider
  • Understand which guides visitors use
  • Identify and repair technical faults
  • Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests

Other Websites and Advertising

Links may lead to sheriff, court, corrections, release-record, federal, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy policy applies. Advertising partners may measure activity across sites to select ads. That processing occurs on their systems rather than ours.


Parties That May Receive Data

We do not sell personal data. Information may be handled by:

  • Search providers processing a submitted query
  • Analytics services measuring site use
  • Advertising networks delivering ads
  • Law-enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order

Missouri's Sunshine Law, Chapter 610, governs access to many government records, but it does not turn this private site's visitor data into a sheriff or court record.


Security Measures

We use customary safeguards suited to the service. No internet-connected system or transmission method is completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.


Visitors Under Eighteen

This service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under eighteen. Use the Contacts page to request deletion if a minor submitted information.


Your Privacy Choices

Subject to applicable law and the data actually held, a person may request:

  • A copy of personal information we maintain
  • Correction of inaccurate information
  • Deletion of information
  • An opt-out from certain processing

Changes to This Notice

We may revise this notice as site practices change. A revised version takes effect when it is posted here with its new effective date.