Information You Choose to Submit
Names and Locations Entered in Search Tools
When a visitor types a name or location into a third-party search box, the query is sent to the outside provider that operates the tool. Pettis County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages Sent to the Site
An email or contact-form message may be retained long enough to review and answer it. Message content is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected During a Visit
Ordinary web systems can collect limited technical and usage information when a page loads. That information may include:
- The visitor’s Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device class and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when supplied
- Date and time stamps connected with requests
Cookies and Browser Controls
Cookies may help show how people move through the site and which guides work well. A browser can block or delete cookies. Some features may work differently when cookies are refused.
How Site Data Is Used
Collected information is used for routine site operations and improvement. Those uses include:
- Keeping pages available and responsive
- Passing a search request to the selected partner service
- Understanding which Pettis County guides visitors use
- Finding errors, abuse, or other technical problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect general interests
Privacy After Leaving This Website
Links may lead to the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri Case.net, MODOC, VINELink, federal locators, or an outside search service. The destination’s privacy terms govern once a visitor follows that link. This site does not control how another website receives, stores, or uses information.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. Any such tracking occurs under the partner’s controls and policies, not as a Pettis County government function.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Depending on the feature used or a binding legal requirement, data may be handled by:
- A search partner that processes a submitted query
- An analytics provider that measures site use
- An advertising network serving or measuring advertisements
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security, Not a Guarantee
Standard safeguards are used to protect information associated with the site. No website, transmission path, or internet-connected storage system can be promised as completely secure or breach-proof.
Visitors Younger Than 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted information, they may use the Contact Us page to request its deletion.
Choices About Personal Data
Subject to applicable law and the limits of the data actually held by this site, a person may ask to:
- Receive a copy of personal information held about them
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Delete qualifying personal information
- Opt out of certain processing when that choice is available
Changes to This Privacy Notice
This notice may be revised as site practices or legal requirements change. The updated version takes effect when it is posted here with a new effective date.