Information You Choose to Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
A name, place, or other detail entered in an on-page search tool is sent to the third-party company operating that tool. Menard County Recent Arrests does not store 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 read and answer it. We do not share that correspondence outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Details Collected During a Visit
Like most websites, our systems may record basic data when a page loads:
- Your Internet Protocol address
- The browser and browser version in use
- Your device category and operating system
- Pages opened and time spent on them
- The referring website, when supplied
- The date and time of each request
Cookie Controls
Cookies help measure how visitors use the pages. You can reject or remove cookies through browser settings, although parts of the site may then work differently.
Reasons We Use Collected Data
We use the limited information described above for site operations and measurement.
- Maintain site performance and availability
- Send a search request to the selected outside provider
- Understand which Menard County guides visitors use
- Detect and repair technical problems
- Display advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests
Privacy Beyond This Website
Links may lead to the Menard County jail roster, sheriff and corrections pages, court or government portals, and third-party search services. Official Illinois record access is governed in part by the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, but each destination applies its own privacy policy to your activity after you leave this site.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to recognize activity across different websites and select interest-based ads. That tracking occurs under those companies' practices, not as a Menard County government function.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may still pass to a limited group that performs a stated function:
- Search partners that process a submitted query
- Services that measure site traffic and use
- Advertising networks that deliver ads
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security, Not a Guarantee
We use customary safeguards intended to protect information. No website, transmission method, or internet-connected storage system can be promised to be fully secure or immune from a breach.
Visitors Younger Than 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly seek information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted personal data may contact us and request its deletion.
Choices About Your Personal Data
Subject to applicable law and the information we actually hold, you may make the following requests:
- Ask for a copy of personal data held about you
- Ask that inaccurate personal data be corrected
- Ask for personal data to be erased
- Object to or opt out of certain processing
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as the site or its practices change. An updated version becomes effective when posted here with its new effective date.