Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When you type a name or location into a search box, the query goes to the independent provider that powers that tool. Fairfax County Released Inmates does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Emails and Other Messages
If you send an email or submit a contact message, we retain what you provide as needed to read and answer it. We do not share the message outside our organization unless the law requires disclosure.
Information Collected Automatically
Standard technical details may be recorded when a page loads. These records help us understand use and maintain the site.
- The internet protocol address used for the request
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages opened and time spent on them
- The referring website, when supplied
- Date and time stamps tied to visits
Cookie Controls
Cookies help measure how visitors move through the site. You can block or remove them in your browser settings. Some features may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
Collected information serves a limited set of operating purposes.
- Keep pages available and responsive
- Send a search request to the selected partner service
- Measure which resources visitors use
- Detect and repair technical faults
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests
Websites Reached Through Links
Links may lead to Fairfax Sheriff and court resources, Virginia corrections pages, federal locators, release records, or third-party search tools. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy rules govern its collection and use.
Some advertising providers may use their own systems to recognize activity across multiple sites and select targeted advertising. That tracking occurs under the provider's practices, not as a database maintained by Fairfax County Released Inmates.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be processed or disclosed to the following recipients when appropriate:
- Search partners that handle a submitted query
- Analytics providers that measure site use
- Advertising networks that deliver ads
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard safeguards intended to protect information in our control. No website, transmission path, or internet-connected storage system is completely secure. We cannot promise that a breach, interception, or unauthorized access will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than Eighteen
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent information, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify the request, you may exercise these choices:
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Ask that eligible data be erased
- Object to or opt out of certain processing
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as services or practices change. An updated version takes effect when it is posted here with a new effective date.