Information You Choose to Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When you type a name, place, or other detail into a search box, that request passes to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Stephens County Released Inmates does not retain or log those search terms on its own systems.
Emails and Other Messages
If you send an email or contact message, we keep the information needed to read and answer it. We do not disclose that correspondence outside the organization unless a legal requirement compels us to do so.
Technical Information Collected During Visits
Like most websites, this site can automatically receive routine technical and usage details when a page loads. Those details may include:
- The Internet Protocol address associated with the request
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages opened and the time spent on them
- The referring website, when one is supplied
- Date and time stamps for site activity
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies help show how visitors move through the site and which material works well. You can block or remove cookies through browser controls, although disabling them may cause some functions to work differently.
Reasons We Use Information
Information collected through the site may be used to:
- Operate the pages reliably and improve load performance
- Send a search request to the selected partner service
- Understand which Stephens County resource pages visitors find useful
- Diagnose faults, abuse, and other technical problems
- Display advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests
Privacy After You Follow a Link
Pages may link to the Stephens County Sheriff, Stephens County Jail resources, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, court or government portals, release-record sources, and independent search tools. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy policy and data practices govern the visit.
Some advertising providers may use their own systems to observe activity across more than one website and select interest-based ads. That tracking occurs under the provider's controls, not as a data set maintained by this site.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may be handled by:
- Search partners that process a query you submit
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads
- Law-enforcement or government authorities acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security, Not a Guarantee
We use customary safeguards intended to protect information in our control. No website, network, storage system, or internet transmission is completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach or unauthorized access will never occur.
Adults Only
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly seek or collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted information, use the Contact Us page to request its deletion.
Choices About Your Information
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, you may:
- Ask for a copy of personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of personal information
- Object to or opt out of certain processing activities
These choices concern information controlled by this site. Requests about a sheriff, court, TDCJ, InteropWeb, an advertising service, or a search partner must be directed to that organization.
Changes to This Privacy Notice
We may revise this notice as site practices, services, or legal requirements change. The updated wording and a new effective date will be posted on this page when a revision takes effect.