Information You Provide
Search Terms
When you type a name, location, or other search detail into a sponsored search tool, that query is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. This site does not keep its own log of those search terms.
Messages
If you email or send a contact message, the submitted information may be kept long enough to review and respond. It is not shared outside the organization unless a valid legal obligation requires it.
Automatic Technical Data
Like most websites, this site may receive technical details when a page loads, including:
- IP address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device category and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them.
- Referring website, when one is available.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand site traffic, improve page performance, and support advertising or analytics. Browser settings can block or delete cookies, although some features may work differently after cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- To keep pages available, functional, and reasonably fast.
- To send sponsored search requests to the correct outside provider.
- To understand which Suffolk jail, court, and custody topics visitors use most.
- To detect errors, abuse, and technical problems.
- To display advertising that may be based on general interests or site activity.
Other Websites and Public Records
This site links to public and private resources, including the City of Suffolk, Western Tidewater Regional Jail, Virginia court tools, Virginia Department of Corrections, VINELink, BOP, ICE, and third-party search providers. Once you leave this site, the destination site's privacy policy and terms control its collection and use of information.
Virginia FOIA, Va. Code § 2.2-3700 et seq., and related law-enforcement records rules such as Va. Code § 2.2-3706 govern many official public-record requests. Those laws control government records access. They do not make this private site a government records custodian.
Advertising partners may use their own tracking systems across websites for ad measurement or targeting. That activity occurs on their systems, not as a public-record service operated by this site.
Who May Receive Information
Personal information is not sold as a standalone list. It may be available to the following categories when needed for site operation or legal compliance:
- Search partners that process sponsored search queries.
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law enforcement, courts, or government bodies when required by subpoena, court order, or another valid legal process.
Security
Reasonable security practices are used to protect information handled by the site. No website, email system, analytics tool, or internet-connected service can be guaranteed breach-proof.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults. It does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted information, a deletion request may be sent for review.
Your Choices and Rights
- Ask for a copy of personal information this site maintains about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information you provided.
- Request deletion where retention is not legally or operationally required.
- Opt out of certain processing when applicable law gives that right.
Consumer-protection questions may be affected by Virginia law, including the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, Va. Code § 59.1-196 et seq., depending on the facts of the issue.
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised from time to time. Updated language will be posted on this page with the new version taking effect when it appears here.