Information You Enter
Search Terms
Names, locations, or other details typed into a search box are sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Worcester County Inmate Population does not keep its own separate log of those search terms.
Messages
If you email or otherwise send a message, the information in that message may be kept long enough to review it, respond, and maintain ordinary business records. It is not shared outside the organization unless a valid legal requirement applies.
Automatic Technical Data
Like most websites, this site may receive routine technical information when a page loads. That data helps maintain performance, understand usage, and diagnose problems.
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on pages
- Referring site, if one is available
- Date and time stamps
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand how visitors use the site and to support advertising or analytics. Browser settings can block or delete cookies, though some features may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How Data Is Used
- To keep the site available, stable, and reasonably fast.
- To route search requests to the relevant partner service.
- To understand which pages are useful to visitors.
- To find and correct technical errors.
- To support advertising that may be based on general interests.
Outside Websites
This site links to jail pages, sheriff pages, Maryland court and corrections portals, federal locators, public-records resources, and third-party search tools. Once a visitor leaves this site, the other website's own privacy policy and terms control that visit.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity or deliver interest-based ads across websites. Those tracking choices are controlled by the partner network or the visitor's browser settings.
Who May Receive Data
Personal information is not sold as a standalone list. It may be handled by service providers or disclosed when required by law.
- Search partners that process search-box queries.
- Analytics providers that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that support the site.
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security Limits
Reasonable security practices are used, but no internet-connected system can be promised as fully secure. This notice does not guarantee that data can never be accessed, altered, or misused by an unauthorized party.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults. It does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted information, a parent or guardian may request review and deletion.
Your Data Rights
- Request a copy of personal information held by this site.
- Ask that inaccurate information be corrected.
- Request deletion where the law allows.
- Opt out of certain processing where an opt-out right applies.
Notice Updates
This privacy notice may be revised from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with the revised text taking effect when published.