Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search
A name, place, or other term entered in a search box is transmitted to the outside provider that operates that tool. Winston County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own system. The provider’s policies govern its receipt and handling of the query.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or contact-form message, we retain the message and the contact details needed to answer it. We do not share that correspondence outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Information Collected Automatically
Routine technical records may be created when a page loads. They help operate the site, understand traffic, and diagnose errors. Depending on the browser and service involved, those records can include:
- The internet protocol address used for the visit
- Browser name, type, and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when supplied
- Date and time stamps for requests
Cookie Use
Cookies may help measure how visitors move through the site and which pages are useful. You can block or remove cookies through browser controls. Some functions may work differently or become unavailable when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
Information received through ordinary visits and voluntary messages is used for limited operating and service purposes:
- Maintain reliable and responsive site operation
- Send a search request to the selected partner service
- Understand which Winston County release-reference pages are useful
- Locate, diagnose, and correct technical problems
- Display advertising that may reflect a visitor’s interests
Outside Links and Advertising
Links may lead to Winston County offices, WCCRCF, Mississippi corrections resources, federal locators, court portals, release-record sources, or outside search providers. Once you leave this site, the destination’s privacy notice and data practices apply. Review those terms before submitting personal details.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across multiple websites and select targeted ads. Any such cross-site tracking occurs through the partner’s technology, not through a data file sold by Winston County Released Inmates.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may nevertheless pass to a service that performs a stated function or to an authority acting under valid legal process:
- Search partners that process submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads
- Law-enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order
Security Practices and Limits
We use customary safeguards intended to protect information under our control. No website, network, transmission method, or internet-connected storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. This notice does not promise that a breach, interception, or unauthorized access can never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
The site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted information, use the Contact Us page to request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and the information we actually hold, you may make the following requests:
- Ask for a copy of personal data retained about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of information where applicable
- Opt out of certain forms of processing where that choice is available
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised as practices, services, or legal requirements change. A revision becomes available on this page with an updated effective date.