Information You Submit
Search Terms
When you type a name, location, or related detail into a search tool, that query may be sent to the third-party provider that powers the tool. Marion County Inmate Population does not keep its own log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Requests
If you email us or send a contact message, we keep the information needed to read the message and respond. We do not share those messages outside the organization except when required by law, court order, subpoena, or a similar valid legal process.
Information Collected Automatically
Basic technical information may be collected when a page loads or when a browser requests site resources.
- IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on each page.
- Referring website, when a browser provides one.
- Dates and timestamps for site activity.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand site usage, support analytics, and help advertising or search partners operate their services. You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings, although some features may work differently if cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- To keep the site available, readable, and reasonably fast.
- To route search requests to the partner service that handles the relevant tool.
- To understand which Marion County jail, court, and facility pages are useful to visitors.
- To diagnose broken links, page errors, abuse, and technical problems.
- To display advertising that may be matched to general interests or browsing context.
Links Beyond This Site
Marion County Inmate Population links to official jail rosters, sheriff pages, Circuit Clerk resources, ADOC pages, BOP and ICE locators, VINELink Alabama, Alabama statute pages, and third-party search tools. After you leave this site, the privacy policy of the destination site controls how your information is collected and used.
Some advertising and search partners may use their own systems to measure activity across websites or personalize ads. Those practices happen under the partner's policies, not under the public-record rules that apply to offices such as the Marion County Sheriff's Office or the Circuit Clerk. Alabama public-records access, including Code of Alabama Section 36-12-40, governs requests to public offices rather than private browsing data on this site.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal data as a stand-alone product. Information may be available to the categories below when needed for site operations, search delivery, legal compliance, or advertising support.
- Search partners that process a query you submit through their tool.
- Analytics services that help measure page performance and usage.
- Advertising networks and related technology providers.
- Law enforcement, courts, regulators, or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security
Reasonable security practices are used to protect site data, but no internet-connected website, email account, analytics service, or partner tool can be promised as fully secure. We cannot guarantee that information will never be accessed, lost, altered, or disclosed despite safeguards.
Children and Teens
This site is intended for adults. It does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian believes a minor submitted information to us, contact us through the site so the information can be reviewed and deleted when appropriate.
Your Choices and Rights
- You may ask for a copy of personal information we maintain about you.
- You may ask us to correct information that is inaccurate.
- You may request deletion of information we no longer need to keep.
- You may opt out of some processing, including certain cookie or advertising functions, through browser or partner controls.
Policy Updates
This privacy notice may be revised as site features, partner tools, analytics services, or legal requirements change. Updates will be posted on this page with the current effective version reflected by the posted text.