Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies the response under its own practices. This site does not keep or log those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained as needed to read and answer it. We do not disclose the message outside our organization unless the law requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page can cause the server to receive basic technical information about the visit:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. Along with analytics services, they help produce aggregate measures such as popular pages and where visits end. A browser can reject cookies, although doing so may change how some site functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
This site does not maintain, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. It identifies how to request Sangamon County material from Sheriff Support Services, the Circuit Clerk, the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification, and the Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or a file about another person, and this site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes on this site are powered by outside companies. Anything you enter into those tools is processed under the partner's own privacy policy, not this one. Those partners set their own data-retention and sharing practices, and we do not control them. Review the partner's policy before submitting a search.
Links to Other Websites
Throughout the site we link to sheriff's office pages, court portals, state agency sites, legal aid groups, and third-party search tools. Clicking any of those links takes you off our site. At that point, their privacy policy governs your visit. Read it before sharing any personal details.
Certain advertising partners may track your activity across sites to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Some information may end up with:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
We follow standard security practices to safeguard the data we collect. But nothing connected to the internet is bulletproof. We do what we can to keep your information secure, though we cannot promise a breach will never happen.
Users Under 18
This site is meant for adults. We do not knowingly gather personal information from anyone under 18. If you think a minor has shared data with us, reach out and we'll delete it right away.
Your Data Rights
Illinois consumer-protection law, including the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505, may supply remedies beyond the choices listed here. Government records linked from this site remain subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, and conviction information held by the Illinois State Police is governed by the Uniform Conviction Information Act, 20 ILCS 2635. Those laws concern agency records, not a visitor-data file kept by this private site. You may:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as site practices or legal requirements change. A revision becomes available on this page with an updated effective date, so visitors should review it periodically.
Effective date: July 20, 2026