Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When you type a name, place, or other term into a search box, the query is sent to the third-party provider that powers that tool. Charles County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s privacy terms govern its receipt and handling of the query.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or use a contact form, we keep the information needed to read and answer the message. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law or a valid legal process.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Routine web systems may record technical and usage details when a page loads. This data helps operate and evaluate the site and may include:
- Your internet protocol address.
- The browser name and version in use.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them.
- The referring website, when one is supplied.
- Date and time stamps associated with requests.
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies may be used to understand traffic and how visitors move through the site. Most browsers allow cookies to be blocked or removed. Some functions may work differently when that storage is disabled.
How Information Is Used
Collected information supports the operation and improvement of this private Charles County reference. Uses may include:
- Keeping pages available, responsive, and secure.
- Sending search requests to the selected partner service.
- Learning which release-record and facility pages are useful.
- Finding errors, abuse, and technical faults.
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
Websites Reached Through Links
Links may lead to the CCSO records portal, the Charles County courts, DPSCS records information, VINE, BOP, ICE, legal information, and outside search providers. Once you leave this site, the destination’s privacy notice and terms apply. Official records obtained from Maryland agencies are subject to the access limits of the Maryland Public Information Act, General Provisions §§4-101 through 4-601, not this private privacy notice.
Advertising partners may use their own technologies to follow activity across websites and select interest-based ads. That processing occurs within their systems and under their policies, not within a Charles County government system.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to parties that provide or protect site functions:
- Search partners that process a submitted query.
- Analytics providers that measure site traffic and use.
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads.
- Law enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order.
Safeguards and Their Limits
Reasonable standard practices are used to protect information against unauthorized access, misuse, and loss. No website, network, storage service, or internet transmission can be guaranteed fully secure. We therefore cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
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 ask that it be deleted through the Contacts page.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and the ability to verify a request, you may ask us to take the following actions for personal information held by this site:
- Provide a copy of information associated with you.
- Correct information that is inaccurate.
- Delete information that is eligible for erasure.
- Stop or limit certain processing where an opt-out right applies.
Changes to This Notice
Privacy practices and service providers may change. A revised notice will be posted on this page and will carry an updated effective date. Continued use after publication is subject to the revised notice.