Information Visitors Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When a visitor enters a name, location, or other term in a search tool, that query passes to the third-party provider that operates the feature. Franklin County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider receives the query under its own privacy practices and technical controls. Visitors should review those terms before sending information they consider sensitive.
Messages Sent to the Site
An email or contact-form message may contain the sender's name, reply address, and any details the sender chooses to include. Messages are kept as needed to read the request, respond, and maintain the related correspondence. They are not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law. A message to this private site does not reach the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, the county jail, MDOC, a court, or another government office.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Routine web systems can create technical records each time a page loads. This data helps the site function, measure use, and diagnose errors. It may describe a visit or device, but it does not by itself supply a verified Franklin County identity or custody record. The details collected automatically may include:
- The Internet Protocol (IP) address used for the visit
- The browser name and version
- The device category and operating system
- The pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when that information is available
- The date and time connected with a page request
Cookies and Browser Controls
Cookies are small data files used to understand how visitors move through the site and how features perform. Browser settings can block, limit, or remove cookies. Turning them off may change how some search, preference, analytics, or advertising functions behave. Cookie choices made on an outside service must be managed with that service or through the visitor's browser controls.
Reasons Information Is Used
Information collected through ordinary visits, messages, and partner tools is used for site operations and communication. The main purposes are:
- Operating the site and maintaining reasonable page performance
- Sending a search request to the partner service selected for that feature
- Learning which Franklin County release-information pages visitors find useful
- Finding faults, misuse, and other technical problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests
Outside Links and Advertising
Franklin County Released Inmates links to sheriff and county pages, MDOC resources, release-record and corrections portals, court sources, federal custody tools, and third-party search services. Once a visitor follows one of those links, the receiving website's privacy policy and data practices govern the visit. Mississippi government records may also be subject to the Mississippi Public Records Act and other laws applied by the agency that holds them. This site's Privacy Notice does not control an agency record or an outside portal.
Some advertising partners use their own cookies, pixels, or similar tools to understand activity across websites and select ads that may match a visitor's interests. That collection occurs through the partner's systems, not as a search-term log maintained by Franklin County Released Inmates. Visitors can use browser controls and any choices offered by the advertising provider to manage those technologies.
Parties That May Receive Data
Franklin County Released Inmates does not sell personal information. Some data may still reach a service that is needed to operate a feature, measure traffic, deliver ads, or comply with a binding legal demand. Those recipients may include:
- Search partners that process a visitor's submitted query
- Analytics providers that measure visits and page performance
- Advertising networks that deliver or assess ads
- Law-enforcement offices or other government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Practical Data Safeguards
Standard administrative and technical practices are used to protect information within this site's control. Those safeguards are meant to reduce unauthorized access, alteration, loss, or misuse. No website, network, storage service, or internet transmission can be guaranteed fully secure, however. Franklin County Released Inmates cannot promise that a breach will never occur. Visitors should avoid sending confidential details that are not needed for a reply.
Privacy for Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults. Franklin County Released Inmates does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If a parent, guardian, or affected person believes a minor submitted personal data, use the Get in Touch page to identify the submission and request its deletion. The request will be reviewed, and data within this site's control will be removed when appropriate.
Choices About Personal Data
Depending on applicable law and the type of information involved, a visitor may ask about personal data held directly by Franklin County Released Inmates. Reasonable identity verification may be needed before a request is completed. Available requests may include:
- Asking for a copy of personal data held by the site
- Requesting correction of inaccurate personal information
- Requesting deletion of personal information
- Opting out of certain forms of processing where that choice applies
These requests apply only to information controlled by this private site. A sheriff, court, MDOC, VINELink, federal locator, search provider, analytics service, or advertising network maintains its own records and request process. Contact the organization that controls the data when the information resides on its system.
Changes to This Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be revised as site practices, services, or legal requirements change. A revised version will be posted on this page and identified by a new effective date. Continued use after an update means the visitor accepts the revised practices. Visitors who want to track changes should review this page from time to time.