Information You Submit
Search terms
A name, location, or other detail entered in a search box is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Brown County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s privacy policy and terms govern its handling of the query and any resulting service.
Messages sent to us
If a visitor sends an email or contact-form message, the supplied address, message, and related details are kept as needed to respond. We do not share that message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Visit Data
Routine technical information may be collected automatically when a page loads. It helps measure use and maintain reliable operation. The data can include:
- the visitor’s Internet Protocol address;
- browser name and version;
- device category and operating system;
- pages viewed and time spent on them;
- the referring website, when one is supplied; and
- the date and time of each request.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand how visitors move through the site and to support site functions. Most browsers let users block or delete cookies. Some features may work differently or become unavailable when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
Collected information supports the operation of this Brown County reference. Uses include:
- keeping pages available, responsive, and efficient;
- sending a submitted search to the correct partner service;
- understanding which pages and tools visitors find useful;
- detecting, diagnosing, and correcting technical problems; and
- displaying advertising that may reflect a visitor’s interests.
External Sites and Advertising
Brown County Released Inmates links to sheriff and corrections pages, release-record sources, government portals, and third-party search tools. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination’s privacy policy controls. We do not manage how an outside website collects or uses information.
Advertising partners may use their own cookies or similar technology to follow activity across websites and select targeted advertisements. That tracking occurs on the partner’s systems, not as a search-term log maintained by Brown County Released Inmates.
Parties Receiving Information
We do not sell personal data. Information may still be provided to limited parties that perform a service or have valid legal authority:
- search partners that process submitted queries;
- analytics providers that measure site use;
- advertising networks that deliver or assess advertisements; and
- law enforcement agencies or other government bodies acting under a valid legal order.
Security Practices and Limits
Reasonable, commonly used safeguards are applied to information within our control. No website, network, storage system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed fully secure. Brown County Released Inmates therefore cannot promise that unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
The site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted personal data may contact us and request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and the data actually held, a visitor may:
- request a copy of personal information held about them;
- ask that inaccurate personal information be corrected;
- request deletion of personal information; and
- object to or opt out of certain forms of processing.
Requests may require reasonable identity verification. Data handled only by a search, analytics, or advertising partner must be addressed under that provider’s process.
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised as services, legal requirements, or data practices change. An updated version will be posted here with a new effective date. Continued use after publication means the revised practices apply from that point forward.