Information You Submit
Search terms
A name, location, or other term entered in a search tool is transmitted to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Shelby County Recent Arrests does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s privacy terms govern its handling of the query.
Messages
If you send an email or contact-form message, we retain the details needed to review and answer it. We do not share a message outside our organization unless doing so is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Routine technical information may be recorded when a page loads. It helps operate, secure, and understand use of the site.
- Your Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when supplied
- Date and time stamps
Cookies
Cookies and similar technologies may show how visitors move through the site. You can block or remove cookies through browser settings, though some features may then work differently.
How Information Is Used
Collected information may be used to:
- Keep the website available and responsive
- Send search requests to the correct partner service
- Understand which Shelby County pages visitors find useful
- Detect errors, abuse, and technical problems
- Display advertising that may reflect user interests
Outside Websites and Advertising
Links may lead to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois corrections and court resources, federal locators, public-record portals, news sources, and outside search services. Once you leave this site, the destination’s own privacy policy controls its collection and use of information.
Advertising partners may use their own technologies to follow activity across websites and select ads. That processing occurs on their systems, not ours.
When Data May Be Shared
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Search partners that process a submitted query
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver ads
- Law-enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order
Security Practices
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used to protect information. No website, transmission, or Internet-connected storage system can be guaranteed fully secure, and we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This service is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may use the Contact Us page to request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and verification, you may ask for a copy of personal data we hold, request correction of inaccurate data, request deletion, or object to certain processing. Requests can be made through the Contact Us page. These choices concern information held by this site, not records maintained by SCSO, Illinois courts, IDOC, or another outside agency.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this Privacy Notice as practices or legal requirements change. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date and will govern future use.