Privacy Notice

This notice describes information collected when someone visits Cumberland County Released Inmates, how that information may be used, and when it may be shared. It also explains the separate role of outside search, analytics, and advertising services. By continuing to use the site, a visitor accepts the practices described here.

Information You Submit

Terms Entered in Search Tools

A name, location, or other detail entered in a search box is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. This site does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s rules govern its receipt and handling of the query.

Messages Sent to Us

If you send an email or contact message, we retain the message and the contact details needed to respond. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.


Technical Details Collected Automatically

Like most websites, this site may receive routine technical and usage details when a page loads:

  • The visitor’s Internet Protocol address
  • Browser name and version
  • Device type and operating system
  • Pages viewed and time spent on them
  • The referring website, when available
  • Date and time stamps for the visit

Cookies

Cookies may help measure how visitors use the site and support site functions. Browser controls can reject or remove cookies, though blocking them may cause some features to work differently.


Purposes for Using Information

Collected information may be used for the following operational purposes:

  • Keeping pages available and performing efficiently
  • Sending a search request to the selected partner service
  • Understanding which guides visitors find useful
  • Finding, diagnosing, and correcting technical faults
  • Displaying advertising that may reflect a visitor’s interests

Privacy Beyond This Website

Links may lead to Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office resources, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction services, court portals, release-record sources, or independent search tools. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination’s privacy policy controls. Public access to North Carolina government records is also subject to Chapter 132 and other laws that protect particular records.

Advertising partners may use their own technologies to measure activity across websites and select interest-based ads. That processing occurs on the partner’s systems, not this site’s systems.


Parties That May Receive Data

We do not sell personal data. Depending on how a visitor uses the site, limited information may be available to:

  • Search partners that process submitted queries
  • Analytics providers that measure traffic and site use
  • Advertising networks that serve or measure ads
  • Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order

Reasonable Security Measures

We use standard practices intended to protect information under our control. No website, network, or storage system connected to the internet can be guaranteed completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.


Visitors Under 18

This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may use the Contacts page to request its deletion.


Your Privacy Choices

Subject to applicable law and verification, a person may ask us to:

  • Provide a copy of personal information we hold about that person
  • Correct inaccurate personal information
  • Erase personal information in appropriate circumstances
  • Stop certain processing when a legal right to opt out applies

Changes to This Notice

We may revise this privacy notice as practices, services, or legal duties change. An updated version becomes effective when it is posted here with a revised effective date.