Information You Provide
Search Terms
When you enter a name, location, or similar detail into a search tool, that query is sent to the third-party provider that powers the tool. Lake County Released Inmates does not store those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
If you email us or send a contact message, we use the information you provide to read, route, and answer the message. We do not share contact messages outside the organization unless a valid legal requirement applies.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site may collect basic technical information when pages load or when a browser requests site files.
- IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages visited and approximate time on those pages.
- Referring website, when a browser provides it.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand site traffic, remember technical preferences, and measure page use. You can block cookies through browser settings, although some features or measurements may work differently after blocking them.
How the Information Is Used
- To keep the site available, stable, and reasonably fast.
- To route search requests to the appropriate third-party search provider.
- To understand which pages visitors use most often.
- To detect, troubleshoot, and fix technical issues.
- To display advertising that may be based on general interests or page activity.
Outside Websites and Services
This site links to sheriff, court, corrections, Colorado VINE, public-records, and third-party search resources. After you leave this site, the privacy policy and terms of the destination website control that visit.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure ad activity or personalize ads across websites. That tracking occurs through the partner's technology, not through an official Lake County or Colorado government system.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may be available to the following parties when needed for site operation, search routing, advertising, analytics, or legal compliance.
- Search partners that process search queries submitted through their tools.
- Analytics providers used to measure traffic and diagnose site performance.
- Advertising networks that place or measure ads.
- Law enforcement, courts, or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards for a site of this type. No internet-connected website, email account, search tool, or advertising system can be guaranteed to be fully secure or breach-proof.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted information, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.
Your Data Rights
- You may ask for a copy of personal information we maintain about you.
- You may ask us to correct information that is inaccurate.
- You may request deletion of personal information, subject to legal and operational limits.
- You may opt out of certain processing where an opt-out right applies.
Colorado public records are governed broadly by CORA for general government records and by CCJRA for criminal justice records. Those laws control official agency records; they do not make this private site an official records custodian.
Notice Updates
This Privacy Notice may be changed from time to time. Updated terms will be posted on this page with the current effective version reflected by the posted text.