Information You Provide
Search Terms
When you type a name, location, or similar query into a search tool on this site, that query is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Chester County Inmate Population does not keep its own log of those search terms.
Messages
If you send an email or contact message, we use the information in that message to review it and respond. We do not share contact messages outside our organization unless a valid legal requirement makes disclosure necessary.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, the site may receive technical details when a page loads, including:
- IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type 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 how visitors move through the site and which pages are useful. You can block cookies in your browser settings, although some features may behave differently when cookies are disabled.
How the Information Is Used
- To keep the site available, stable, and reasonably fast.
- To pass search requests to the appropriate partner service.
- To understand which Chester County custody, court, and locator pages readers use most.
- To identify errors, broken pages, security issues, or performance problems.
- To display advertising that may be more relevant to visitor interests.
Links Away From This Site
The site links to official and third-party resources, including Chester County Prison, Chester County Right-to-Know Requests, Pennsylvania UJS Case Search, and locator tools for PADOC, BOP, ICE, and VINE. After you leave this site, the privacy policy of the destination website controls how your information is handled there.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites for interest-based advertising. That tracking is handled by those partners, not by Chester County Inmate Population as a government record system.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal information. Information may be available to these limited groups when needed for the uses described above:
- Search partners that process submitted queries.
- Analytics providers that measure site use and performance.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law enforcement, courts, regulators, or government bodies when a valid legal order or comparable legal duty applies.
Security Practices
We use reasonable, standard safeguards for a public website. No internet-connected system can be guaranteed to be private, uninterrupted, or breach-proof.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted information, contact us so the material can be reviewed for deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
- You may request a copy of personal information we hold about you.
- You may ask us to correct inaccurate information.
- You may request deletion of information where deletion is legally and technically available.
- You may object to or opt out of certain processing where applicable law gives that right.
Policy Changes
This privacy notice may be updated from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date when the notice is revised.