Information You Submit
A name or place entered in a search box passes to the outside provider operating that tool. We do not store or log those search terms on our systems. A message sent to us, including its sender details, is retained as needed to reply and is not shared outside the organization unless the law requires it.
Automatic Technical Data
Ordinary web operations may record:
- Internet Protocol address;
- browser name and version;
- device type and operating system;
- pages viewed and time spent;
- referring page, timestamps, and basic request logs.
Cookies may help measure use and remember technical preferences. Browser controls can block them, though parts of the site may then work differently.
How Data Is Used
Collected data helps operate and secure the site, route a query to the selected search partner, understand which pages help visitors, diagnose errors, and display advertising that may reflect general interests. It is not used to create an official Winston County record.
Outside Websites and Services
Links may lead to sheriff and jail contacts, Alabama court or corrections systems, federal locators, local media, and third-party search tools. The destination's privacy policy applies once a visitor leaves this site. Advertising partners may measure activity across sites using their own systems.
Who May Receive Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may reach search partners handling submitted queries, analytics providers, advertising networks, and law-enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order.
Security Practices
Reasonable safeguards are used, but no internet service can promise breach-proof storage or transmission. Avoid sending sensitive identity records through an unverified channel.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from children. Contact us to request deletion if a minor submitted information.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law, a person may ask what personal data we hold, request correction or deletion, or object to certain processing. Use the Get in Touch page and describe the request without sending unnecessary identity documents.
Changes to This Notice
This policy may be revised as services or legal duties change. The updated version and effective date will appear on this page.
Effective date: August 13, 2026.