Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When a visitor enters a name, location, or other query into a search box powered by an outside provider, the query goes to that provider for processing. Bay County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s privacy policy and terms govern its handling of the submitted query.
Emails and Direct Messages
If a visitor sends an email or uses an available contact method, the message and return details are kept as needed to read and answer it. Those messages are not disclosed outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law or a valid legal process.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Routine web technology can record limited technical and usage details when a page loads. These records help operate, secure, and improve the site.
- The internet protocol address used for the request
- The browser name and version
- The device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them
- The referring website, when supplied
- The date and time of the request
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies may be used to understand visits, preserve basic preferences, measure performance, or support advertising. A browser can reject or delete cookies through its settings. Blocking them may cause some features or partner tools to work differently.
Purposes for Using Data
Collected information is used only for ordinary site and service functions, including the following:
- Keeping pages available, responsive, and reliable
- Sending search requests to the provider selected by the visitor
- Learning which Bay County record pages are useful
- Finding abuse, faults, broken links, and technical errors
- Displaying advertising that may reflect a visitor’s interests
Privacy Beyond This Site
Links may lead to the Bay County Sheriff, Bay County courts, Michigan corrections resources, federal locators, public-record portals, and independent search services. Once a visitor leaves Bay County Released Inmates, the destination’s policy governs its data collection and use. Visitors should review that policy before submitting personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own technology to understand activity across more than one website and select targeted advertising. That tracking occurs through their systems and is governed by their own notices and controls.
Parties That May Receive Data
Bay County Released Inmates does not sell personal information. Limited data may be processed or disclosed to service providers and authorities for the stated purposes:
- Search partners that receive and answer submitted queries
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure advertisements
- Law-enforcement agencies or government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Safeguards and Security Limits
Reasonable, commonly used security practices are applied to information under the site’s control. No website, network, storage system, or internet transmission can be promised completely secure. Bay County Released Inmates therefore cannot guarantee that an unauthorized access event or breach will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than Eighteen
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted personal data directly to the site, a deletion request may be sent through the Get in Touch page.
Choices About Personal Data
Subject to applicable law and the ability to verify a request, a person may ask Bay County Released Inmates to take the following actions for personal data held directly by the site:
- Provide a copy of the personal information held
- Correct information that is inaccurate
- Delete information when a valid erasure right applies
- Stop or limit certain processing when an applicable opt-out right exists
These choices do not control records held by Bay County, Michigan agencies, courts, search providers, or advertising partners. Requests concerning those systems must go to the organization that controls the data.
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised as site practices, vendors, or legal requirements change. A revised notice becomes effective when posted here with its new effective date. Continued use after posting means the visitor accepts the updated practices.