Information You Provide
Search Terms
When you type a name, location, or other detail into a search tool, that query is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Erie County Inmate Population does not store those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
If you send an email or contact message, the information in that message may be kept long enough to read it, respond, and manage related follow-up. We do not share those messages outside the organization unless a valid legal requirement applies.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site may receive technical information when a page loads.
- Your IP address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on those pages.
- The referring site, when one is available.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools help measure site use and support normal page functions. You can block cookies through your browser settings, but some features may respond differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- To keep the website available, stable, and reasonably fast.
- To route search requests to partner services.
- To understand which Erie County pages visitors use most.
- To diagnose errors, broken links, and technical problems.
- To display advertising that may reflect general visitor interests.
Links Away From This Site
Erie County Inmate Population links to jail rosters, sheriff pages, court portals, ODRC resources, federal locators, ICE resources, and outside search tools. Once you leave this site, the privacy policy and data practices of the other website control.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites for interest-based ads. That tracking is handled by those partners, not by Erie County public offices or this site as an official records source.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal information. Data may be available to the limited groups below when needed for the site to function or when the law requires it.
- Search partners that process submitted queries.
- Analytics vendors that measure site performance.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law enforcement, courts, regulators, or government bodies when a valid subpoena, court order, warrant, or similar legal process requires disclosure.
Security
We use ordinary safeguards for a public website, but no internet-connected service can be guaranteed secure. We cannot promise that information transmitted to or through this site will be immune from unauthorized access.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted information, a parent or guardian may request review or deletion.
Your Choices and Requests
- Ask for a copy of personal information we hold, if any.
- Request correction of inaccurate information you provided to us.
- Request deletion of information, subject to legal and operational limits.
- Ask to opt out of certain processing where an opt-out right applies.
Ohio Revised Code 149.43 governs access to many public records held by Ohio public offices, but it does not make this private site a public office. For consumer-protection issues in Ohio, Chapter 1345 of the Ohio Revised Code provides the state's Consumer Sales Practices Act framework.
Policy Changes
This Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time. A revised version is effective when posted on this page with the updated text.