Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search
A name, county, or location entered into a partner-powered search tool is sent to the independent provider that operates that tool. This site does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or contact-form message, we retain the information needed to answer it. We do not share the message outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected
A normal page request may produce routine technical and usage records, including:
- Your Internet Protocol address.
- Your browser name and version.
- Your device category and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring website, when available.
- The date and time of the request.
Cookie Use
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site. You may block them through browser settings, though doing so can change how some features work.
How Information Is Used
- Operate the site and maintain reasonable performance.
- Send a search request to the selected partner service.
- Understand which Cook County resource pages visitors use.
- Diagnose errors and other technical problems.
- Display advertising that may reflect a visitor’s interests.
Links and Outside Services
Links may lead to the Cook County Sheriff’s custody locator, police arrest sources, court portals, Illinois corrections pages, other government services, and independent search tools. Once you leave this site, the destination’s privacy terms govern.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select interest-based ads. That tracking is performed by those providers, not by this site.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may still be handled by:
- Search partners that process a submitted query.
- Analytics vendors that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement or government authorities acting under a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard practices intended to safeguard information. No website, network, or electronic storage method is completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
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 and request deletion.
Your Information Choices
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Ask us to erase eligible information.
- Object to or opt out of certain forms of processing where applicable.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as practices or legal duties change. A revised version takes effect when it is posted here with an updated effective date.