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 that tool. Polk County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy terms apply to its handling of the query.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or use a contact form, we keep the message and reply details as needed to answer. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Routine web logs and analytics may collect technical information when a page loads, including:
- Your IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring website, when available.
- Date and time stamps for visits.
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies help measure how visitors move through the site and may support advertising or basic functionality. Browser controls can reject or delete cookies. Blocking them may cause some tools or features to work differently.
How Information Is Used
- Operate the site and maintain acceptable performance.
- Send search requests to the selected partner service.
- Measure which Polk County record pages are useful.
- Diagnose errors, security issues, and broken features.
- Display advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests.
Government and Outside Links
Links may lead to Polk County release records, sheriff and corrections pages, court portals, federal locators, or third-party search services. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy notice and data practices control. Oregon agency records are governed by applicable law, including Oregon Public Records Law, not by this privacy notice.
Advertising companies may use their own technology to observe activity across websites and tailor ads. That processing occurs on their systems rather than in a records database operated by Polk County Released Inmates.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may be handled by the following parties when needed for the stated functions:
- Search partners that process a submitted query.
- Analytics vendors that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that serve or assess ads.
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard safeguards suited to a public website. No internet transmission, storage system, or connected service can be guaranteed fully secure. This notice does not promise that a breach or unauthorized access can never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted personal data, a parent or guardian may ask that it be deleted.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify the request, you may:
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Ask us to erase personal data.
- Opt out of certain processing where that right applies.
Revisions to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as practices, services, or legal duties change. An updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.