Information You Choose to Send
Terms Entered in Search Tools
A name, place, or other term entered in a search box is transmitted to the third-party company that powers that tool. This site does not keep or log those query terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy rules apply to its handling of the query.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or contact submission, we retain the message and the information supplied with it as needed to respond. We do not disclose that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site may receive routine technical and usage details when a page loads. Those details can include:
- The visitor's Internet Protocol address.
- The browser name and version.
- The device category and operating system.
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them.
- The referring website, when one is supplied.
- The date and time associated with a visit.
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies may help measure how visitors use the site and support ordinary site functions. A browser can reject or delete cookies. Blocking them may change how some features work.
How Collected Information Is Used
The information described above supports the operation and improvement of this Lee County resource. Uses may include:
- Operating the site and maintaining reasonable performance.
- Sending a search request to the selected partner service.
- Understanding which guides visitors find useful.
- Detecting faults, abuse, and technical problems.
- Displaying advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests.
Privacy on Linked Services
Links may lead to the Lee County Sheriff's Office current-inmate roster and recent-booking feed, Lee County court portals, Alabama Department of Corrections resources, federal locators, or private search tools. Alabama's public-writing baseline appears in Alabama Code ยง 36-12-40, but access remains subject to other laws and agency rules. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy policy and terms govern.
Advertising companies may use their own technology to measure activity across different websites and select interest-based ads. That tracking occurs through their systems, not through an independent database of browsing profiles maintained by this site.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may be provided to a limited group when needed for the purposes described in this notice:
- Search partners that process terms entered in their tools.
- Analytics vendors that measure site traffic and use.
- Advertising networks that deliver and assess ads.
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use ordinary safeguards intended to reduce the risk of unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. No website, transmission, or internet-connected storage system can be guaranteed completely secure or breach-proof.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly 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 deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and the information actually held by this site, a person may ask to:
- Receive a copy of personal information we maintain about them.
- Correct personal information that is inaccurate.
- Delete personal information that is eligible for erasure.
- Opt out of certain forms of processing where that choice applies.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as the site or its services change. An updated version becomes effective when posted here with a revised effective date.