Information You Submit
Search Terms
Names, locations, or other details entered into a search box may be sent to the third-party provider that operates that search tool. Barry County Inmate Population does not keep its own database of those search terms.
Messages
If you email or otherwise contact the site, the message and reply address may be kept long enough to respond and manage the request. Those messages are not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Information Collected Automatically
Standard technical data may be collected when pages load, including:
- Internet protocol address.
- Browser type and browser version.
- Device category and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them.
- The referring website, when one is available.
- Date and time stamps tied to visits and requests.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may help measure traffic, remember basic preferences, and understand how visitors use the site. Browser settings can block or delete cookies, though some features or partner tools may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- To keep the site available, readable, and reasonably fast.
- To route search requests to the correct outside provider.
- To understand which Barry County jail, court, and locator pages are useful to visitors.
- To detect errors, abuse, broken links, and technical failures.
- To display advertising that may be based on visitor interests or page context.
Outside Links and Services
The site links to public and private resources such as Barry County Sheriff's Office pages, VINELink, MiCOURT, MDOC OTIS, BOP, ICE, and third-party search tools. Once a visitor leaves this site, the privacy policy and data practices of the destination service control.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity or serve interest-based ads across websites. Those tracking practices occur on the partner's platform, not through an official Barry County system.
When Data May Be Shared
Personal information is not sold as a customer list. It may be available to the following limited categories of recipients:
- Search partners that process queries entered into their tools.
- Analytics providers that report traffic and performance patterns.
- Advertising networks that place or measure ads.
- Law enforcement, courts, regulators, or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used for site operations, but no internet-connected service can be made completely secure. This notice does not promise that data transmission, hosting, email, or partner systems are breach-proof.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. It does not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted information, contact can be made to request deletion of that submission where feasible.
Your Data Choices
- Ask for a copy of personal data the site maintains.
- Ask that inaccurate personal information be corrected.
- Ask for deletion of personal information where applicable.
- Opt out of certain uses when a legal right to opt out applies.
Notice Updates
This Privacy Notice may be revised as the site, search partners, analytics tools, advertising services, or legal requirements change. Updated terms will be posted on this page with the new effective version reflected by the posted text.