Information You Choose to Send
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When a visitor enters a name, place, or other detail in a search tool, the submission passes to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Cleveland County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's handling of a query is governed by its own privacy practices.
Emails and Other Messages
If you email us or use an available contact form, we keep the message and the contact details supplied with it for as long as reasonably needed to answer. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Details Collected on Visits
Like most websites, this resource may receive routine technical and usage data when a page loads. That data can help diagnose a broken link, understand traffic, and keep pages working across devices. It may include:
- The internet protocol address associated with the request
- The browser name and version in use
- The device category and operating system
- The pages opened and approximate time spent on them
- The referring website, when the browser provides one
- The date and time of a request
Cookies and Browser Controls
Cookies may be used to understand how visitors move through the site and to support related functionality. A browser can reject or remove cookies through its settings. Blocking them may cause some site or partner features to behave differently.
Purposes for Using Collected Data
Information collected through the site is used for ordinary operational and service purposes, including:
- Operating pages and maintaining acceptable performance
- Sending a submitted query to the appropriate search partner
- Learning which Cleveland County resource pages visitors find useful
- Detecting, investigating, and correcting technical faults
- Displaying advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests
Privacy Beyond This Website
Pages may link to Cleveland County Sheriff resources, North Carolina court and NCDAC portals, release-record sources, federal locators, and outside search tools. Once a visitor follows a link, the destination's privacy policy and data practices apply. This site does not set those rules.
Advertising partners may use technology on their own systems to recognize activity across websites and select interest-based advertising. Any such cross-site tracking is performed through the partner's services, not through an official Cleveland County, Sheriff, court, or corrections system operated here.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may still be transmitted or disclosed when needed to provide a feature, measure the site, fund it, or comply with law. Potential recipients include:
- Search partners that process queries submitted to their tools
- Analytics providers that measure visits and performance
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads
- Law-enforcement agencies or other government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security, Not a Guarantee
We use standard, reasonable practices intended to protect information under our control. No website, internet transmission, or connected storage system can be promised to be completely secure. This notice does not offer a guarantee that a breach, loss, or unauthorized access can never occur.
Visitors Younger Than Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor sent personal data to us, they may use the Contact page to request its deletion.
Choices About Personal Data
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, a person may ask us to:
- Provide a copy of personal data we hold about that person
- Correct inaccurate personal information in our possession
- Erase personal data when an applicable right permits deletion
- Opt out of certain processing when that choice is available
These requests apply only to information controlled by this private site. Cleveland County, the Sheriff, courts, NCDAC, VINELink, and linked providers maintain their own records and request procedures.
Revisions to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as the site, its providers, or applicable practices change. A revision becomes available on this page, and an updated effective date will identify the current version.