Information You Send
Search Terms
A name or place entered in a partner search box is sent to the third-party provider that runs that tool. This site does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy notice governs its handling of the query.
Messages to the Site
If you send an email or message through a contact method made available by the site operator, the details you include may be kept so the message can be reviewed and answered. They are not shared outside the organization unless a legal duty requires it.
Technical Details and Cookies
When a page loads, routine service logs may record technical details such as:
- your IP address;
- browser type and version;
- device type and operating system;
- pages viewed and time spent on each;
- the referring page or site, when available; and
- date and time stamps.
Cookie Settings
We use cookies to understand how visitors use the site. You can block or clear them in your browser settings, though some site features may then work differently.
How Site Data Is Used
- to keep pages available and responsive;
- to send a query to the search partner selected by a visitor;
- to understand which statewide guides readers use;
- to spot and repair site errors; and
- to support advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests.
Virginia Sources and Outside Services
This guide links to local jail rosters, sheriff and corrections pages, court portals, the county and independent-city sites, and private search tools. Virginia public records held by a public body are addressed by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, including Va. Code § 2.2-3700; that law does not describe this private site's technical logs. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy notice applies.
Some advertising partners may track activity across different sites for ad measurement or targeting. That tracking takes place through their own systems and settings, not through a booking-record database operated here.
Who May Receive Information
This site does not sell personal data under this policy. Information may still be handled by the service providers needed to run the features described above, or disclosed when the law requires it:
- search partners that receive a query;
- analytics services that measure page use;
- ad networks that serve or measure ads; and
- law enforcement or a government body acting under a valid legal order.
Steps to Protect Data
We use reasonable security steps for the systems available to the site, but no service connected to the internet can promise perfect security. The site cannot guarantee that data will never be lost, exposed, or accessed without permission.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent personal information through a site message channel, tell the site operator and ask for it to be removed.
Privacy Requests
Depending on the law that applies, you may be able to ask a controller to:
- confirm whether it holds personal data about you and provide access or a copy;
- correct inaccurate personal data;
- delete personal data; or
- opt out of certain processing, such as targeted advertising.
Virginia's Consumer Data Protection Act, including Va. Code § 59.1-576 on scope and § 59.1-577 on rights, applies only to covered controllers and covered data. To ask about information held by this site, use a current privacy contact channel provided by its operator. A request about data sent to an outside search or ad service must go to that provider, which controls its own systems.
Changes to This Notice
This notice may change as the site or its service partners change. If it is revised, the updated version and its effective date should be posted here.