Privacy Notice

This notice describes information collected when you use Georgia Released Inmates, why it is used, and the limited situations in which it may be shared. It also explains the role of outside search, analytics, and advertising providers. By continuing to use the site, you accept the practices described here.

Information You Submit

Terms Entered in Search Tools

When you enter a name or location in a search box, that query is sent to the independent provider operating the tool. Georgia Released Inmates does not retain or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy terms govern its handling of the query.

Messages Sent to Us

If you email or submit a contact message, we keep the information needed to read and answer it. We do not share that message outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law.


Technical Data Collected

Basic technical details may be recorded automatically when a page loads. This data helps operate the site, measure use, and diagnose faults.

  • Your Internet Protocol address
  • Your browser type and version
  • Your device category and operating system
  • The pages visited and time spent on them
  • The referring website, when one is supplied
  • The date and time of each request

Cookies

Cookies help show how visitors move through the site and may support related features. You can block or remove cookies through browser settings, though parts of the site may then work differently.


How Information Is Used

Collected information supports site operation and service improvement. It may be used to:

  • Keep pages available and responsive
  • Send a search request to the selected partner
  • Measure which Georgia reference pages visitors use
  • Detect and correct technical problems
  • Display advertising that may reflect general interests

Links Beyond This Site

Georgia Released Inmates links to county custody sites, sheriff and corrections pages, government portals, county subdomains, and outside search tools. Once you follow a link, the destination's own privacy policy applies. This site does not control information held by GDC, Georgia VINE, Georgia courts, BOP, ICE, or any county record custodian. Requests under the Georgia Open Records Act go to the government agency holding the record.

Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites and tailor advertising. That processing occurs under each partner's practices, not as part of Georgia's official custody or release-record systems.


When Data May Be Shared

We do not sell personal information. Data may still be provided to a limited set of recipients when needed to run the site or meet a legal duty.

  • Search partners that process a query you submit
  • Analytics providers that measure site use
  • Advertising networks that serve ads
  • Law enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order

Safeguarding Your Data

We use ordinary administrative and technical measures intended to protect information. No website, network, transmission, or storage method is completely secure, so we cannot promise that data will never be accessed, lost, or misused.


Visitors Under Eighteen

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 the material can be reviewed and deleted where appropriate.


Your Privacy Choices

Subject to applicable law and the information we actually hold, you may ask us to:

  • Provide a copy of your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Delete information associated with you
  • Stop certain forms of processing

Changes to This Notice

We may revise this privacy notice as the site or its practices change. The updated version will be posted here and will carry a new effective date.