Information You Provide
Search Terms
When a name, location, or other search detail is entered into a sponsored or third-party search tool, that request is sent to the provider operating the tool. This site does not keep its own separate log of those search terms.
Messages
If you send an email or contact message, the information in that message may be kept long enough to review it and respond. It is not shared outside the organization unless a legal requirement makes disclosure necessary.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site may collect routine technical information when a page loads.
- Internet Protocol address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages visited and time spent on those pages.
- Referring website, when one is passed by the browser.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand site usage and maintain basic functionality. You can block cookies through your browser settings, but some features or measurements may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- To keep the site stable, reachable, and reasonably fast.
- To send search requests to the provider selected by the user.
- To understand which Wayne County record pages are useful to visitors.
- To identify technical errors, broken links, or performance problems.
- To display advertising that may be based on general interests.
Links to Other Websites
This site links to official jail, sheriff, WVDCR, court, federal, immigration, VINELink, and search-provider websites. Public records available through West Virginia agencies may be subject to WV Code 29B-1-1, 29B-1-3, and 29B-1-4, but once you leave this site, the outside site's own privacy notice and terms control its data practices.
Advertising partners and search providers may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites for measurement or interest-based advertising.
Who May Receive Information
Personal information is not sold as a standalone list. It may be processed by the following parties when needed for the site to operate or when required by law.
- Search partners that handle submitted lookup requests.
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and technical performance.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement agencies, courts, regulators, or other government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security Practices
Reasonable security practices are used for this site, but no internet-connected service can be promised to be fully secure or immune from every unauthorized access attempt.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. It does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted personal information, contact us so the information can be reviewed for deletion.
Your Choices and Rights
- Request a copy of personal information held by this site.
- Ask for inaccurate information to be corrected.
- Request deletion of information where deletion is legally and technically available.
- Opt out of certain processing when an opt-out right applies.
Policy Updates
This Privacy Notice may be revised from time to time. Updated wording will be posted on this page with the effective version replacing the prior one.