Information You Submit
Text entered into a search box is sent to the third-party search provider that operates the tool. We do not receive or store the provider's full results. A message sent through a contact channel may include your name, email address, and any information you choose to provide. Do not send Social Security numbers, complete birth dates, financial details, passwords, or confidential juvenile information.
Technical Data and Cookies
Our systems and service providers may automatically receive an IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, approximate location derived from network data, timestamps, and interaction data. Cookies and similar technologies may remember preferences, measure visits, support advertising, prevent abuse, and help outside search tools function. Browser controls can limit cookies, though parts of the site may then work differently.
How Information Is Used
Information may be used to operate and secure the site, answer messages, understand which DeKalb County release resources visitors use, diagnose errors, prevent misuse, measure performance, and improve page organization. We may also use aggregated or de-identified data for analysis. Illinois public-record access under 5 ILCS 140 concerns government records; it does not turn private messages sent to this site into county records.
Links Beyond This Site
Links lead to the DeKalb County Sheriff, courts, IDOC, Illinois VINE, BOP, ICE, legal resources, and other services. Those sites set their own privacy, cookie, retention, and security rules. This notice does not govern information collected after you follow an outside link.
When Data May Be Shared
Information may be available to vendors that help operate the site, search partners that receive queries, analytics providers, and advertising networks. We may also disclose data when required by a subpoena, court order, or other lawful demand; to cooperate with law enforcement under valid legal process; to protect rights, safety, or system integrity; or as part of a business transfer. We do not promise that every provider handles data in the same way.
Security Is Best Effort
Reasonable administrative and technical steps are used to reduce risk, but no website, network, or storage method is completely secure. We cannot guarantee that information will never be intercepted, lost, altered, or accessed without permission. Limit what you submit.
Users Younger Than 18
This site is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly seek personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a child submitted personal data may use the Contact Us page to request review.
Your Privacy Choices
You may block or remove cookies through browser settings, choose not to use partner search tools, and avoid sending a message. Depending on applicable law and whether we hold identifiable information, you may request access, correction, or deletion. Some data may be retained for security, legal compliance, dispute resolution, or technical backup needs.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this notice as the site, vendors, or legal requirements change. The new version applies when posted. Continued use after publication means you accept the updated practices.