Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search tool is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the request under its own terms. We do not keep or log those search words on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained long enough to answer and manage the correspondence. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page sends ordinary technical visit data to the site's servers, including:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device to help measure traffic patterns, popular pages, and where visits end. Analytics providers combine that activity into reports. A browser can reject cookies, although blocking them may change how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
This site neither maintains nor sells a database of personal criminal records. Its articles identify official Cumberland County and Illinois custodians, including the Circuit Clerk, Sheriff, Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification, and Illinois State Police Sex Offender Database. Visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report or a file about another person, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Their privacy terms, retention schedules, and disclosure rules apply to information entered there, and those practices are beyond this site's control. Read the provider's policy before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links lead to sources such as Cumberland County offices, Illinois agencies, court systems, legal resources, and independent search services. Once a visitor follows a link, the destination's privacy policy controls. Review it before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security measures protect data collected by the site. No internet service can guarantee perfect security, so these safeguards cannot promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Notice that a minor supplied data will be reviewed so the information can be deleted.
Your Data Rights
Rights may vary with a visitor's residence. Illinois residents may also have remedies under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505, while requests for government records are governed separately by the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140. Subject to applicable law, you may:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as services or legal requirements change. A new effective date will appear here when an updated version is posted.
Effective date: July 20, 2026