Information You Provide
Search Terms
When a visitor enters a name, location, or related search term into a third-party search box, that query is sent to the provider operating the tool. Jones County Inmate Population does not keep its own log of those search terms.
Messages
If you email us or send a message through a contact method, we may keep the name, contact information, and message content long enough to respond. We do not share those messages outside our organization unless a valid legal requirement calls for it.
Automatic Site Data
Like most websites, this site may receive technical data when a page loads. That data helps with site security, performance, analytics, and troubleshooting.
- IP address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on pages.
- Referring website, if one is available.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand how visitors use the site and to support advertising or analytics. Browser settings can block or delete cookies, though some tools may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How Data Is Used
- To keep the site available, stable, and reasonably fast.
- To route search requests to the partner service selected by the visitor.
- To understand which Jones County inmate-record pages are useful.
- To find technical errors, abuse, spam, or security issues.
- To display advertising that may be based on visitor interests.
Outside Websites
This site links to government offices, jail and prison locators, court resources, public-record laws such as Texas Government Code Chapter 552, Texas court open-records material including Judicial Administration Rule 12, and third-party search tools. Once you leave this site, the outside website's own privacy policy and terms control.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure ads or tailor ads across websites. That activity is handled by those partners, not by a Jones County government office or this site as a record custodian.
Who May Receive Data
We do not sell personal messages. Limited information may be available to service providers and legal authorities in the ordinary ways described below.
- Search partners that process submitted searches.
- Analytics providers that measure site use.
- Advertising networks and related ad technology providers.
- Law enforcement, courts, or government bodies when required by subpoena, court order, or other valid legal process.
Security Limits
We use reasonable security practices for a public website. No internet-connected service can be made fully secure, so we cannot promise that data will never be accessed, disclosed, changed, or lost.
Users Under 18
This site is meant for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted personal data, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.
Your Data Rights
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you.
- Ask us to correct inaccurate contact or message information.
- Ask us to delete personal data when retention is not required.
- Opt out of certain processing where a legal opt-out right applies.
Policy Updates
This Privacy Notice may be revised as site tools, laws, or partner services change. Updates will be posted on this page with the new effective version shown by the posted text.