Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
A name, county, or location entered in a search box is sent to the third-party company that powers that tool. Ohio County Released Inmates does not keep or log those query terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy terms govern its handling of the query and any result.
Messages Sent to Us
If a visitor sends an email or contact-form message, we retain what is needed to read and answer it. We do not share the message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Like most websites, the service receives basic technical details when a browser requests a page. Those details may include:
- The device's Internet Protocol address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device class and operating system.
- Pages opened and time spent on them.
- The referring website, when supplied.
- Date and time stamps tied to requests.
Cookie Use
Cookies help show how visitors move through the site and whether features work as intended. A browser can reject or delete cookies through its settings. Blocking them may cause some site, advertising, analytics, or partner-search functions to work differently.
How the Data Helps
Information is used only for ordinary site and service functions, including:
- Keeping pages available, stable, and responsive.
- Sending a search request to the selected partner.
- Learning which reference pages visitors use.
- Finding errors, abuse, and technical failures.
- Displaying advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests.
Other Sites and Advertising
Links lead to WVDCR, Ohio County agencies, courts, release-record resources, federal locators, and outside search tools. Once a visitor leaves, the destination's privacy policy controls its collection and use of data. Ohio County Released Inmates does not set those outside terms.
Advertising companies may use their own cookies or similar technology to recognize activity across different websites and select targeted ads. That tracking happens through the partner's systems, not records maintained by this site.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may still be available to parties that perform a specific function:
- Search providers that process a submitted query.
- Analytics vendors that measure visits and performance.
- Advertising networks that deliver and measure ads.
- Law-enforcement or government authorities acting under a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
Standard administrative and technical safeguards are used to protect site data. No website, network, transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. We therefore cannot promise that a breach, misuse, or unauthorized access will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than 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 supplied information may contact us and request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and whether we hold information that identifies the requester, a person may ask to:
- Receive a copy of personal data we retain.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Delete information that is eligible for erasure.
- Opt out of certain processing where that choice is available.
These requests concern data held by this private site. Official court, jail, corrections, or police records remain with their government custodians and follow West Virginia law, including applicable public-record, sealing, and expungement rules.
Changes to This Notice
Privacy practices may change as the site or its providers change. A revised notice will be posted on this page and will carry a new effective date when an update takes effect.