Information You Enter
Search Terms
When you type a name, location, or similar term into a search tool, that query is sent to the outside provider that powers the tool. Jefferson County Inmate Population does not keep its own database of those search terms.
Messages
If you email us or send a contact message, we use the information you provide to read, manage, and answer the message. We do not share contact messages outside the organization unless a legal requirement makes that necessary.
Information Collected by the Site
Like most websites, this site may receive ordinary technical details when a page loads.
- IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages opened and approximate time spent on them.
- Referring website, when a browser provides one.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies may be used to understand traffic patterns and how visitors use the site. You can block cookies in your browser settings, though some features or measurements may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- To keep the website available, usable, and reasonably fast.
- To send search requests to the correct partner service.
- To understand which Jefferson County pages are useful to visitors.
- To identify and repair broken links, errors, or other technical issues.
- To display advertising that may be based on general interests.
Links and Outside Policies
This site links to sheriff pages, MODOC, Missouri Case.net, VINE, BOP, ICE, government forms, and third-party search tools. Once you leave this site, the privacy policy and terms of the destination website control what happens there.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across different websites for ad measurement or interest-based advertising.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal information. Data may be handled by these categories of recipients when needed.
- Search partners that process submitted lookup queries.
- Analytics providers that measure site traffic.
- Advertising networks that place or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement agencies, courts, or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure, including matters under Missouri law such as the Sunshine Law framework in Chapter 610 where applicable.
Security
Reasonable security practices are used for the site, but no internet-connected service can be guaranteed to be perfectly secure or free from unauthorized access.
Children and Teens
This site is intended for adults. It does not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted information, contact us so the data can be reviewed for deletion.
Your Choices and Rights
- Ask for a copy of personal information we hold, if any.
- Ask us to correct information that is inaccurate.
- Ask for deletion when retention is not required.
- Opt out of certain processing where the law gives that right.
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with the revised effective version reflected by the posted text.