Information You Submit
Names Entered in Search
A name or location entered in a search tool is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. Wayne County Released Inmates does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages Sent to Us
If you email us or use a contact form, we retain the information in your message as needed to answer it. We do not disclose that correspondence outside our organization unless the law requires us to do so.
Technical Information Collected
Routine server and analytics records may collect these technical details when a page loads:
- Your Internet Protocol address.
- The browser name and version in use.
- The device category and operating system.
- Pages viewed and the time spent on them.
- The referring website, when one is available.
- The date and time of each request.
Cookie Controls
Cookies help measure how people move through the site. You can refuse or remove them through your browser settings, although blocking cookies may cause some features to work differently.
How Information Supports the Site
- Operate the pages reliably and improve their speed.
- Send a requested search to the appropriate partner service.
- Understand which Wayne County resource pages visitors find useful.
- Diagnose errors, abuse, and other technical problems.
- Display advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests.
Privacy Beyond This Website
Links may lead to Wayne County release-record resources, the Sheriff's Office, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction pages, federal locators, government portals, or outside search tools. After you follow a link, the destination's privacy policy governs its collection and use of information.
Some advertising providers may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites and select interest-based advertising. That tracking occurs on the provider's systems, not ours.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Depending on how you use the site, information may be handled by:
- Search partners that process the query you choose to submit.
- Analytics providers that measure site performance and traffic.
- Advertising networks that deliver and measure advertisements.
- Law enforcement or another government authority responding to a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard administrative and technical practices intended to protect information. No website, network, or internet transmission is completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may contact us to request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
- Ask for a copy of personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of information that is inaccurate.
- Ask us to erase personal information where applicable.
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where that choice is available.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this Privacy Notice as our practices or legal duties change. The updated version will appear on this page with a new effective date.