Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When you enter a name, location, or other term in a search tool, the query goes to the independent provider that operates that tool. Cherokee County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or submit a contact message, we retain the information needed to answer it. We do not share the message outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Information Collected
Routine logs and analytics may record details associated with a page request, including:
- The requesting IP address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on them
- The referring website, when one is available
- Date and time information
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies may help measure how visitors move through the site. Most browsers let you refuse or remove cookies, although blocking them can cause some site features to work differently.
Reasons We Use Data
- Operate the site and maintain reasonable performance
- Send a search request to the selected partner service
- Understand which guides are useful to readers
- Diagnose errors and other technical problems
- Display advertising that may reflect a visitor’s interests
Other Websites and Advertising
Links may lead to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s released records, the official Detention Center page, the Cherokee County court office, and independent search services. Once you leave this site, the destination’s privacy policy controls its collection and use of information.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across different websites and select interest-based ads. That cross-site activity occurs through the advertising provider, not through a Cherokee County government database operated by this site.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may nevertheless be handled by:
- Search partners that process a query you submit
- Analytics vendors that measure site activity
- Advertising networks that deliver or assess ads
- Law enforcement agencies or other government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure
Security Has Limits
We use ordinary safeguards intended to protect information. No website, network, or internet transmission can be promised to be completely secure, so we cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Adults Only
This site is intended for people age 18 and older, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe a person under 18 submitted information, use the Contact Us page to request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and reasonable identity verification, you may ask to:
- Receive a copy of personal data we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Delete personal information associated with you
- Opt out of processing where that choice is legally available
These choices concern information held by this private site. Requests for Cherokee County or North Carolina government records are governed by the custodial agency’s process and, where applicable, North Carolina Chapter 132.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as site practices or legal requirements change. A revised version becomes effective when it is posted here with an updated effective date.