Privacy Notice

This notice describes the information collected through Champaign County Released Inmates, why it is used, and when another party may receive it. It also explains cookies, outside links, security limits, and user choices. By continuing to use the site, you accept the practices described here.

Information You Submit

Terms Entered in Search

A name, location, or other term entered into a search box is transmitted to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Champaign County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's rules and privacy practices apply to its handling of the request.

Messages Sent to Us

If you send an email or contact-form message, we retain the message and contact details as needed to answer it. We do not share that correspondence 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 device's Internet Protocol address.
  • The browser name and version.
  • The device category and operating system.
  • Pages visited and time spent on them.
  • The referring website, when one is supplied.
  • The date and time of the request.

Cookie Use

Cookies help measure how visitors move through the site and support site functions. You may block or remove cookies through browser controls. Some features can work differently when cookies are disabled.


Purposes for Using Data

Collected data may be used to:

  • Operate the site and maintain reasonable performance.
  • Send a search request to the selected partner service.
  • Understand which pages are useful to visitors.
  • Diagnose errors, misuse, and other technical problems.
  • Display advertising that may be selected by interest.

Websites and Services We Link

Links lead to Sheriff and corrections pages, government record portals, release resources, and outside search tools. After you follow a link, the destination's privacy policy controls its collection and use of data. Champaign County Released Inmates does not govern those practices.

Some advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across multiple websites and select interest-based ads. That tracking occurs under the advertising partner's technology and policy, not as a record stored by this site.


Parties That May Receive Data

We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be provided to:

  • Search partners that process submitted queries.
  • Analytics providers that measure site use.
  • Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads.
  • Law enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order.

Reasonable Security Measures

We use standard administrative and technical practices intended to protect information. No website, transmission, storage service, or internet-connected system can be promised as completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee that a breach, loss, or unauthorized access will never occur.


Visitors Younger Than Eighteen

This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under eighteen. If a minor submitted personal data, a parent or guardian may use the Contact Us page to request its deletion.


Choices About Your Data

Subject to applicable law and the limits of our records, you may:

  • Ask for a copy of personal information we hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate information.
  • Ask that eligible personal data be erased.
  • Object to or opt out of certain processing.

Official Illinois records held by a sheriff, court, IDOC, or another agency are controlled by that office and applicable law, including the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140. A request to us does not alter an agency record.


Changes to This Notice

We may revise this privacy notice as practices, services, or legal requirements change. The updated text and a new effective date will be posted on this page when a revision takes effect.