Information You Submit
Queries Sent to Search Providers
A name, location, or other term entered in a sponsored search tool is transmitted to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Baltimore County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's policy governs its handling of the query.
Messages Sent to Us
If you email or send a contact message, we retain the information 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
Ordinary server, analytics, and advertising systems may record technical details when a page loads, including:
- The network Internet Protocol address.
- The browser name and version.
- The device category and operating system.
- The pages opened and time spent on them.
- The referring website, when one is supplied.
- The date and time of the request.
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site and may support advertising. Most browsers allow cookies to be limited or blocked. Some features may work differently when they are disabled.
Reasons We Use Information
Collected information is used only for ordinary site and partner functions:
- Operate the website and maintain reasonable performance.
- Send sponsored searches to the provider selected by the visitor.
- Understand which Baltimore County resource pages are useful.
- Diagnose errors, security events, and technical failures.
- Display advertising that may reflect general interests.
Privacy Beyond This Website
Links may lead to Baltimore County Corrections, Maryland DPSCS, courts, release-record resources, federal locators, or commercial search providers. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy policy and data practices apply.
Some advertising companies may use their own technology to observe activity across different websites and select ads. That processing occurs on the advertising company's systems, not on ours.
When Information May Be Shared
We do not sell personal data. Information may be received by the following parties when needed for their stated function:
- Search partners that process a query submitted to their tool.
- Analytics providers that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that deliver and measure ads.
- Law enforcement or government authorities acting under a valid legal order.
Our Security Approach
We use reasonable, standard safeguards for the information we control. No internet service, transmission, or storage system is fully secure, so we cannot promise that data will never be lost, intercepted, or accessed without authorization.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may contact us and request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and verification of the request, a visitor may ask us to:
- Provide a copy of personal data we hold about the visitor.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Delete personal data where the law permits.
- Honor an available opt-out from certain processing.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as the site or its services change. An updated version will be posted here with a new effective date.