Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
A name, place, or other query entered in an embedded search tool is transmitted to the outside provider operating that tool. This site does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages Sent to Us
If you email us or use a contact form, we retain the message and contact details needed to respond. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Ordinary web logs and measurement services may record the following details when a page loads:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring website, when available
- Date and time stamps
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies help measure how people navigate the site. You may block them through browser controls, although some features can work differently when cookies are unavailable.
How We Use Collected Data
- Operate the website and maintain reasonable performance
- Send a search request to the selected partner tool
- Understand which pages visitors find useful
- Diagnose errors and other technical problems
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests
Leaving This Website
Links may lead to the Jones County Sheriff's Office, Jones County Jail information, Iowa Courts Online, the Iowa Department of Corrections, federal locators, or outside search services. Once you follow a link, that destination's privacy terms control its collection and use of information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites and tailor ads. That cross-site tracking occurs through the provider's technology, not a Jones County government system or record.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be handled by:
- Search partners processing a query
- Services that measure site traffic
- Advertising networks
- Law enforcement or another government body responding to a valid legal order
Security Measures
We use customary safeguards appropriate for a public website. No internet-connected service is completely secure, however, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under 18
This website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. Contact us if a minor submitted information so that a deletion request can be reviewed.
Your Privacy Choices
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information
- Ask that eligible data be erased
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where available
These choices concern data handled by this private site. Requests for Iowa government records remain governed by Iowa Code chapter 22 and must go to the lawful custodian.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this notice as the site or its service relationships change. An updated version becomes effective when it is posted here with a new effective date.