Information You Submit
Queries Sent to Search Providers
A name, location, or other term entered into a search box is transmitted to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Coles County Released Inmates does not store or log those query terms on its own systems. The provider's terms and privacy notice govern its receipt and use of the query.
Messages You Send
If you send an email or contact-form message, we retain the message and contact details as needed to respond. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Information Collected Automatically
Standard technical and usage details may be recorded when a page loads. These records help operate and assess the site.
- Your Internet Protocol address.
- The browser name and version.
- The device category and operating system.
- The pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring website, when one is supplied.
- The date and time of each request.
Cookies and Browser Controls
Cookies and similar tools help measure how visitors use the pages. You can block or delete cookies through browser settings. Some functions may work differently or become unavailable when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
Collected data supports ordinary site operation and service delivery.
- Maintain reliable and responsive pages.
- Send a search request to the selected partner service.
- Learn which Coles County release-record topics visitors use.
- Detect faults, abuse, and other technical problems.
- Present advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests.
Links Beyond This Site
Coles County Released Inmates links to sheriff and corrections pages, release records, government portals, and outside search services. Once you follow a link, the destination's own privacy notice controls its collection and use of information. We do not control those external practices.
Some advertising partners may use their own technology to observe activity across websites and select interest-based ads. That processing occurs on the partner's systems, not on systems operated by this site.
Parties Receiving Information
We do not sell personal information. Information may still be handled by limited service categories when needed for the purposes described in this notice.
- Search providers that process a query submitted through their tool.
- Analytics services that measure site use and performance.
- Advertising networks that deliver and assess ads.
- Law-enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order.
Safeguards and Security Limits
We use standard administrative and technical practices intended to protect information. No website, network, storage system, or Internet transmission is completely secure. We therefore cannot promise that information will never be accessed, lost, or disclosed through a security incident.
Visitors Younger Than Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted information, contact us and request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and a verifiable request, you may exercise the following choices concerning personal information held by this site.
- Ask for a copy of information associated with you.
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Ask that eligible information be erased.
- Opt out of certain uses or processing when that right applies.
These choices concern information controlled by this private site. Requests about a Coles County jail, court, IDOC, VINE, BOP, or ICE record must go to the agency or service that maintains it. Illinois public records remain governed by the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, and other laws applicable to the public body.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as practices, services, or legal duties change. A revised version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Continued use after publication is subject to the updated notice.
Effective date: July 17, 2026.