Information You Provide
Search Queries
When you type a name, location, or other lookup detail into a search tool, that entry may be sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Fayette County Inmate Population does not store those search terms in its own record system.
Messages
If you send an email or submit a contact message, the information in that message may be kept long enough to review it and respond. We do not share contact messages outside the organization unless a valid legal requirement makes disclosure necessary.
Automatic Site Data
Like most websites, the site may collect basic technical information when a page loads. This data helps measure performance, diagnose errors, and understand how visitors use the pages.
- IP address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them.
- Referring website, if one was passed to the site.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies may be used to understand site traffic and support common web features. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but some tools or saved preferences may work differently after cookies are disabled.
How Data Is Used
- To keep the site available, stable, and fast.
- To send search requests to the correct partner service.
- To see which pages are useful to visitors.
- To identify broken links, display issues, and technical errors.
- To support advertising that may be based on general interests.
Outside Websites
Fayette County Inmate Population links to sheriff pages, jail information, Illinois FOIA resources, court portals, corrections locators, federal search tools, VINELink, and third-party research services. After you leave this site, the privacy policy of the destination website controls what happens there.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity or show interest-based ads across websites. That tracking is handled by those partners, not by an official Fayette County office.
Who May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information as a standalone list. Data may still be disclosed to limited parties that help operate the site or when the law requires it.
- Search partners that process lookup requests.
- Analytics services that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that support ad delivery.
- Law enforcement, courts, or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security Practices
We use ordinary administrative, technical, and operational safeguards for a public website. No internet-connected service can be promised as breach-proof, so this notice does not guarantee that data will always remain secure against every possible risk.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted information, contact us so the request can be reviewed for deletion.
Your Data Choices
- Request a copy of personal data we may hold.
- Ask us to correct information that is wrong.
- Request deletion where deletion is legally and technically available.
- Opt out of certain processing where applicable law provides that right.
Notice Updates
This Privacy Notice may be changed from time to time. Updated terms will be posted on this page with a new effective date when the notice is revised.