Data You Submit
Search Terms
If you type a name, location, or record term into a third-party search tool, that query is sent to the provider that operates the tool. Lauderdale County Inmate Population does not run the partner database and does not store those search terms in its own official inmate-record system. Official custody checks should still go to the Lauderdale County Detention Center, ADOC, BOP, ICE, VINELink, or the Circuit Clerk as appropriate.
Messages
If you email us or send a contact message, we may keep the name, email address, and message content long enough to read it, reply, document a source correction, or handle a site issue. We do not share those messages outside our organization unless a valid legal requirement calls for it.
Automatic Site Data
Like most websites, this site may receive basic technical details when a page loads.
- IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages visited and time spent on pages.
- Referring website, when one is sent.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may help measure how visitors use the site, keep pages working, and support advertising or analytics. You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Some features may load differently when cookies are blocked.
How Data Is Used
- To keep pages available, readable, and fast.
- To route search requests to the correct partner service.
- To understand which Lauderdale County record pages are most useful.
- To detect errors, broken links, abuse, or security issues.
- To support ads that may be based on general visitor interests.
Outside Websites
The site links to official resources such as the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, sheriff contact page, Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk, Alacourt Just One Look, ADOC, BOP, ICE, VINELink, and third-party search tools. Once you leave this site, the other website's privacy policy and terms control what happens there.
Advertising partners may also use their own technology to measure ads or personalize ads across websites. That processing happens under the partner's systems, not under a Lauderdale County government records system.
Who May Receive Data
We do not sell personal contact messages. Limited information may be handled by service providers or disclosed when the law requires it.
- Search partners that process a query you submit.
- Analytics services used to understand site performance.
- Ad networks that serve or measure advertising.
- Law enforcement, courts, or government bodies under a valid subpoena, court order, warrant, or similar legal process.
Security Practices
We use reasonable security steps for a small public information site. No website, email system, search partner, or internet connection can be guaranteed breach-proof. Avoid sending sensitive personal details that are not needed for a site correction.
Users Under 18
This site is meant for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted personal data, contact us so it can be reviewed and removed when appropriate.
Your Privacy Choices
- Ask what contact-message data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate contact details.
- Request deletion of contact-message data when retention is not needed.
- Opt out of certain processing where the law gives that right.
Policy Updates
This Privacy Notice may change as the site, search partners, analytics tools, or legal requirements change. Updated language will be posted on this page with the new effective version reflected by the page content.