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Privacy Notice

This Privacy Notice explains how Holmes County Released Inmates handles information when someone visits, uses a search tool, follows a records link, or sends a message. It describes information given directly, basic technical data collected during a visit, cookies, the reasons data may be used, and the limited parties that may receive it. It also explains security limits and user choices. By continuing to use the site, a visitor accepts all practices described here.

Information You Choose to Provide

Terms Entered in Search Tools

When a visitor enters a name, place, or other term into a search tool, that query is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Holmes County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider may process the query under its separate privacy policy, so visitors should review that policy before submitting information.

Emails and Contact Messages

If someone sends an email or submits a contact message, the information in that communication is kept as needed to read and answer it. Messages are not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law. A message sent here does not reach the Holmes County Sheriff, Holmes County Jail, Florida Department of Corrections, a probation office, BOP, or ICE.

Technical Details Collected During Visits

Web systems may automatically record a limited set of technical and usage details each time a page loads. These details help measure traffic and diagnose site problems. They can include:

  • The visitor's internet protocol address
  • Browser name, version, and language settings
  • Device category and operating system
  • Pages viewed and time spent on them
  • The referring website, when one is available
  • Date and time stamps tied to a request

Browser Cookies

Cookies may be used to understand how visitors move through the site and whether features work as expected. Most browsers allow a person to block or remove cookies through settings. Blocking them may change how a search, preference, advertising, or analytics feature behaves.

Reasons Information Is Used

Information collected through visits and voluntary submissions is used only for ordinary site operations and communication. The main uses are to:

  • Keep pages available, responsive, and reliable
  • Send a search request to the selected partner service
  • Understand which Holmes County resources visitors use
  • Locate errors, misuse, and technical failures
  • Display advertising that may reflect broad interests

Privacy on Linked Websites

Holmes County Released Inmates links to official release and custody resources, including the Holmes County Sheriff, Holmes County Jail, Florida Department of Corrections, Florida courts, federal and immigration locators, and third-party search tools. Florida government record custodians may provide public access under article I, section 24 of the Florida Constitution and chapter 119, Florida Statutes, subject to exemptions. That access law does not make those outside systems part of this site. Once a visitor follows a link, the destination's own privacy rules and data practices apply.

Advertising partners may use technology on their own systems to recognize activity across different websites and select interest-based ads. Such tracking is performed under the partner's systems and policy, not through an official Holmes County records office.

Parties That May Receive Data

Holmes County Released Inmates does not sell personal information. Limited information may still be processed or disclosed when site functions, measurement, advertising, or law require it. Potential recipients are:

  • Search partners that receive and process submitted queries
  • Analytics providers that measure visits and page performance
  • Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads
  • Law enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order

How Information Is Safeguarded

Reasonable, commonly used safeguards are applied to information under this site's control. Security is a best-effort practice. No website, network, storage system, or transmission over the internet can be promised to be fully secure or immune from unauthorized access. Holmes County Released Inmates therefore does not give a breach-proof guarantee.

Visitors Younger Than Eighteen

This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a parent, guardian, or minor believes that a person under 18 submitted personal data, use the Contacts page to request review and deletion.

Choices About Personal Data

Subject to applicable law and the ability to verify a request, a visitor may ask about personal information held directly by this site. Available requests can include:

  • Receiving a copy of personal data held here
  • Correcting inaccurate personal information
  • Requesting deletion of personal information
  • Opting out of certain forms of processing

These choices apply to data controlled here. A separate request may be needed for a search partner, advertising service, government portal, or public-record custodian because each party controls its own systems.

Revisions to This Notice

This Privacy Notice may be revised when site practices, services, or legal duties change. An updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date, and continued use after posting will be governed by the revised notice.