Information You Submit
Search Terms
A name, place, or other term entered in a search box is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. This site does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
Information sent in an email or contact submission is retained as needed to answer. It is not shared beyond the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Automatic Technical Data
Routine logs and analytics may record an IP address, browser and version, device type, operating system, pages viewed, time on a page, referring site, and timestamps.
Cookies
Cookies help show how visitors use the site. Browser controls can reject them, although some functions may then work differently.
How Information Is Used
Collected data supports the site’s operation and the delivery of requested functions.
- Maintain performance and availability.
- Send a search request to the proper partner.
- Measure which pages readers find useful.
- Diagnose and repair technical faults.
- Present advertising that may reflect a visitor’s interests.
Links and Advertising
Links may lead to Howard County corrections and police pages, Maryland court or prison locators, other government portals, and outside search tools. Each destination applies its own privacy rules after a visitor leaves this site. Advertising providers may track activity across sites on their systems to select ads.
Who May Receive Data
Personal information is not sold. It may be provided to search partners that handle a query, analytics services, advertising networks, or a law-enforcement or government body acting under a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
Standard safeguards are used to protect information. No internet service is completely secure, so this site cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Adults Only
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian may use the contact route to ask that a minor’s submitted data be deleted.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law, a person may ask for a copy of personal data held, request correction or deletion, or object to certain processing. Use the Contact Us page to submit a request.
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised. A change becomes visible on this page with an updated effective date.