Information You Submit
Search terms
A name, location, or other term entered in a search box is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. This site does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
If you send an email or other contact message, we retain the details needed to understand and answer it. A message is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Basic technical information may be recorded when a page loads. It helps measure site performance, find faults, and understand broad patterns of use.
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent
- Referring page or site, when supplied
- Date and time stamps
Cookies
Cookies may be used to understand how visitors move through the site and to support site functions. Browser controls can reject or remove cookies, though parts of the site may work differently afterward.
How Information Is Used
Collected information may be used to operate and improve the site, respond to messages, diagnose security or technical problems, measure audience use, prevent misuse, and meet legal duties. It is not used to create an official Prince Edward County custody or release record.
When Data May Be Shared
Information is not sold as a list of individual visitors. It may be available to search partners when a visitor uses their tool, to analytics or advertising providers that support the site, or to vendors that help operate it. Information may also be disclosed to law enforcement or another authority when a valid legal order requires it, or when necessary to protect the site and its users.
Links and Outside Services
Links may lead to Piedmont Regional Jail, Virginia agencies, courts, federal locators, or commercial search partners. Those services control their own collection, security, retention, and cookies. Review the policy on the destination before submitting personal information.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use reasonable safeguards suited to a public information site. No internet transmission or storage system is completely secure, so absolute protection cannot be promised.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This site is intended for adults and is not directed to anyone under 18. We do not knowingly seek personal information from minors. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted data may use the Contact Us route to request review.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on applicable law, a visitor may ask what personal information was provided directly, request correction or deletion, or object to certain processing. Browser settings can limit cookies. Requests may require enough information to verify identity, and legal or operational duties may limit what can be changed or removed.
Updates to This Notice
This notice may change as site practices or legal duties change. A revised version takes effect when posted here. Continued use after an update means acceptance of the revised notice.