Information You Send Directly
A name, location, or other search value typed into the search widget is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. The private site does not promise to store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s privacy policy controls its handling after the request leaves the page.
If a visitor sends an email or contact message, the message and reply details may be kept so the operator can answer, prevent abuse, or keep a record of the exchange. Those messages are not shared outside the organization except when needed to provide the service, protect rights, or comply with a lawful request.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Web servers, analytics tools, hosting providers, and advertising services may receive ordinary technical details when a page loads.
- IP address or an abbreviated network identifier.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages visited, time spent, and navigation events.
- Referring page or site, when supplied by the browser.
- Dates, times, and basic request logs.
Cookies or similar technologies may help measure use, remember a setting, prevent repeated abuse, and understand which pages are useful. Browser settings can block or delete cookies, but some features may behave differently afterward.
How the Data Is Used
- To keep the Randolph County reference pages available and responsive.
- To send a search request to the selected partner tool.
- To understand which official-record explanations and city pages help readers.
- To diagnose errors, security issues, broken links, or misuse.
- To display advertising that may be selected using partner-side activity signals.
The purpose of the records guide is navigation to official sources such as the Sheriff roster for the Randolph County Jail facility, city FOIA pages, the Circuit Clerk, and IDOC. The site does not control the separate data practices of those offices or tools.
Links to Other Websites
Pages link to the Randolph County Sheriff, the current roster, Chester, Sparta, and Red Bud police resources, Illinois courts, IDOC, federal locators, local news, and third-party search tools. Once a visitor follows a link, that destination’s own privacy policy and terms apply. The private site is not responsible for another site’s security, content, availability, or data handling.
Some advertising partners may use their own cookies or similar tools to understand activity across websites. Those signals are handled on partner systems under partner notices, not as a promise that this site can see or control every use.
Who May Receive Information
Personal information is not sold by this reference site as a standalone list. Information may nevertheless reach the following service categories as needed:
- The search provider that receives values entered into its widget.
- Hosting, security, and analytics services that process technical requests.
- Advertising networks or measurement providers that operate their own systems.
- Law-enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order or other lawful process requires disclosure.
Security Practices
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used, but no internet-connected system is completely secure. The operator cannot promise that a transmission, server, partner, or stored message will be breach-proof. Do not send sensitive personal information in a message unless the responsible office specifically requests it through a secure channel.
Visitors Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent information, a parent or guardian may use the contact route to request deletion, subject to records needed to address security, legal, or operational issues.
Your Privacy Choices
- Ask what personal information the operator may hold about a message or account interaction.
- Request correction of inaccurate information supplied in a contact exchange.
- Request deletion where the law and operational needs permit.
- Opt out of certain non-essential processing or partner communications where an available control supports it.
Requests should identify the relevant message or interaction without sending unnecessary sensitive details. Partner services may require a request directly to the partner because the operator cannot retrieve or change partner-held search data.
Changes to This Notice
This notice may be revised as the site, technology, or partners change. A revised version takes effect when posted here. The effective date should be checked before relying on an older copy.