Privacy Notice

This notice describes information collected when someone uses Missouri Released Inmates, how that information supports the site, and the limited circumstances in which service providers or authorities may receive it. It also explains cookies, security limits, and user choices. By continuing to use the site, a visitor accepts the practices described here.

Information You Submit

Search Entries

A name, place, or other term entered in a search box is sent to the independent provider that operates that tool. Missouri Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy terms govern its handling of the query and any later interaction.

Messages to the Site

If you send an email or use an available contact form, we keep the message and contact details as needed to reply and manage the exchange. We do not share a message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.


Automatic Technical Information

Basic technical and usage details may be recorded when a page loads. This data helps operate, secure, and improve the site. It may include:

  • The internet protocol address used for the visit
  • Browser name and version
  • Device category and operating system
  • Pages viewed and the time spent on them
  • The referring website, when one is supplied
  • Date and time stamps tied to requests

Cookies

Cookies and similar tools may help measure visits and understand how readers move through the site. Browser controls can reject or delete cookies. Blocking them may change how some features work.


How Information Is Used

Collected information is used for the limited operational purposes listed below:

  • Maintain reliable and responsive pages
  • Send a search request to the selected partner service
  • Measure which resources visitors use
  • Identify errors, abuse, and technical faults
  • Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests

Websites Beyond Our Control

Missouri Released Inmates links to MODOC, Missouri Courts, county sheriffs, jail and facility pages, federal locators, locality sites, and independent search services. Some official records are governed by Missouri's Sunshine Law in Chapter 610, but each outside site applies its own privacy policy to activity after a visitor follows a link.

Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across different websites and choose interest-based ads. That tracking occurs under the provider's practices, not as a Missouri Released Inmates record.


Limited Data Disclosure

We do not sell personal information. Data may be available only to parties that perform a defined service or when the law requires disclosure:

  • Search providers that process submitted queries
  • Analytics companies that measure site use
  • Advertising networks that deliver or assess ads
  • Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order

Security Has Limits

Reasonable administrative and technical practices are used to protect information within our control. No website, internet connection, or storage system is immune from every risk. We cannot promise that data will never be intercepted, lost, or accessed without permission.


Visitors Under 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 submitted information, contact us so it can be reviewed and deleted where appropriate.


Your Privacy Choices

Subject to applicable law and the nature of the request, a user may ask us to:

  • Provide a copy of personal data we hold
  • Correct inaccurate personal information
  • Delete information that is no longer required
  • Stop or limit certain forms of processing

Changes to This Notice

We may revise this privacy notice as site practices, services, or legal duties change. An updated version will appear on this page with a new effective date, and continued use will be governed by the posted version.