Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search tool is transmitted directly to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies the response. We do not retain or record those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email sent to us may be kept so that we can answer it. The message remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers automatically receive certain technical details whenever a visitor loads a page:
- Page-view dates and times
- The device's assigned IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system and device category
- Visited pages and the time spent on them
- A referring website, when one supplied the visit
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They help show which pages attract traffic and where visits end. Analytics providers combine that usage information for us. A browser can be configured to reject cookies, although blocking them may change how some website functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Directing a search query to the appropriate outside provider
- Maintaining site availability and page speed
- Diagnosing and correcting technical problems
- Understanding which content visitors use and where improvements are needed
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
No database of personal criminal records is stored, compiled, or sold here. The content points to official Wayne County and Illinois custodians, such as the sheriff, Circuit Clerk, Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification, and Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry. This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report or into a file about someone else.
Third-Party Search Partners
Independent companies supply the search tools embedded on some pages. A partner's privacy policy, rather than this policy, controls information submitted through its tool. Each partner decides how long it keeps data and when it shares that data. Review those terms before running a query because we do not direct those practices.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to a sheriff's office, court portal, Illinois agency, legal-aid organization, or outside search service. Once a visitor follows a link away from this website, the destination's own privacy rules apply. Those rules should be read before personal information is provided.
Some advertising companies may observe activity across multiple websites for targeted advertising. That collection occurs through the advertiser's systems rather than ours.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold. It may still be disclosed to the following recipients when applicable:
- Advertising networks that serve material on the pages
- Search providers that process a visitor's query
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal demand
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for information we collect. No internet-connected service can guarantee absolute protection, however, and we cannot promise that a security incident will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such information, we will delete it promptly.
Your Data Rights
Illinois law may provide rights beyond the options summarized here. Relevant protections include the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505; public-record access is governed by the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140; and state conviction-information dissemination is governed by the Uniform Conviction Information Act, 20 ILCS 2635. Depending on the circumstances, you may:
- Request deletion of information associated with you
- Ask for access to information held about you
- Object to certain forms of processing
- Seek correction of inaccurate information
Updates to This Policy
This privacy policy may be revised from time to time. A revised version becomes available on this page and carries an updated effective date. Visitors should review it periodically for changes in data practices.
Effective date: July 20, 2026