Privacy Policy & Public Records Disclosure
Last Revised & Effective Date: September 10, 2026
1. MANDATORY STATUTORY NOTICE: NOT A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY (FCRA COMPLIANCE)
US County Jail Roster (uscountyjailroster.com) IS NOT A "CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY" AND DOES NOT ASSEMBLE, COMPILE, OR EVALUATE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURNISHING "CONSUMER REPORTS" AS DEFINED BY THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (15 U.S.C. § 1681 ET SEQ. - "FCRA").
YOU ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM USING ANY INMATE, ARREST, BOOKING, BAIL, OR CHARGE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THIS WEBSITE AS A FACTOR IN ESTABLISHING A CONSUMER'S ELIGIBILITY FOR:
- Employment, promotion, reassignment, or retention
- Credit, personal loans, or financial mortgages
- Residential rental housing or tenant screening
- Underwriting personal, business, or commercial insurance
- Government or professional licensing, permits, or certifications
- Any other transaction subject to the statutory terms of the FCRA
WARNING: Any unauthorized or unlawful use of public custody records accessed through this website for FCRA-regulated consumer decisions constitutes a direct violation of federal law and may subject the user to civil and criminal liability under 15 U.S.C. § 1681n and § 1681o.
2. Introduction, Operational Scope & Data Controller Identification
US County Jail Roster (accessible at https://uscountyjailroster.com) operates exclusively as an independent, non-governmental civic journalism platform and public records directory. Our core mission is public safety education, judicial transparency, and providing streamlined access to public government rosters published by local county sheriffs and municipal detention departments.
We are not affiliated with, funded by, contracted by, or operating on behalf of any county sheriff's office, municipal police department, state department of corrections, or federal law enforcement agency.
Official Platform Administration & Contact Desk
Website Operator: US County Jail Roster Independent Records Desk
Designated Compliance Officer: J. Marcus Vance, Records Administrator
Physical Mailing Address (Postal Inquiries): 1201 N. Orange Street, Suite 7160, Wilmington, DE 19801, United States
Compliance & Legal Inquiries Email: [email protected]
3. Categories of Data Processed by the Platform
We adhere to strict data minimization principles regarding website visitors while indexing authorized public government registers:
A. Automatically Collected Technical Telemetry
When you access our web pages, our server and security infrastructure automatically record standard web server log entries, including:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address and approximate geographic region
- Browser user-agent string, operating system, and device type
- Referring URL, exit pages, and internal navigation paths
- Access timestamps and HTTP request status codes
Technical logs are utilized exclusively to protect server infrastructure against automated denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and malicious scraping.
B. Voluntarily Submitted Communications Data
We DO NOT operate user registration, user profiles, or account logins. We collect personal data ONLY when you voluntarily submit an inquiry or record removal request:
- Full name and contact email address
- Subject matter and nature of legal inquiry
- Official court decrees (e.g., dismissal orders, expungement certificates) voluntarily submitted for record suppression
We do not solicit, sell, or utilize inquiry contact details for commercial marketing or newsletters.
C. Advertising & Commercial Telemetry
To maintain free public access to our educational database, we utilize third-party advertising services (specifically Google AdSense). Google and its advertising partners use cookies and device identifiers to measure ad impressions, combat fraud, and serve advertisements based on your prior browsing history across the Internet.
D. Public Law Enforcement Custody Records
Data presented on jail roster pages—including detainee names, booking numbers, booking dates, arresting agencies, statutory criminal charges, and bail amounts—constitutes lawfully compiled public government information harvested from public sheriff rosters, jail management systems, and state correctional databases pursuant to state Open Records Acts and federal FOIA principles.
4. Purposes of Data Processing & Constitutional Framework
US County Jail Roster processes and publishes public detention information under established federal and state legal protections:
- First Amendment Protections: The publication of lawful, publicly disclosed government actions—including arrests, criminal complaints, and custody statuses—is constitutionally protected speech serving the paramount public interest in government oversight and community safety.
- State Open Records Laws: Information is gathered pursuant to state public record acts (e.g., California Public Records Act, Texas Public Information Act, Georgia Open Records Act, Florida Sunshine Law) mandating public inspection of police blotters and arrest dockets.
- Legitimate Business Interests & Infrastructure Security: Technical log analysis and Cloudflare reverse-proxy caching are conducted to safeguard server uptime, prevent malicious intrusion, and optimize loading latency for visitors.
- Compliance with Judicial Mandates: Processing voluntary expungement and dismissal documents to suppress outdated or expunged criminal history without charging administrative fees.
5. Cookies and Telemetry Technologies Summary
A cookie is a small data file deposited on your browser to record settings, session security, or analytical telemetry. Below is an overview of cookies deployed across our pages. For exhaustive disclosures, step-by-step browser opt-out guides, and configuration mechanics, please consult our dedicated Cookie Policy.
| Classification | Cookie Identifier | Provider | Purpose | Retention Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | __cf_bm | Cloudflare, Inc. | Automated bot mitigation and threat protection | 30 minutes |
| Strictly Necessary | cf_clearance | Cloudflare, Inc. | Records completed WAF / CAPTCHA security challenges | 1 year (365 days) |
| Performance & Analytics | _ga, _ga_<id> | Google LLC | Distinguishes unique users and aggregates visitor volume | 14 months (426 days) |
| Performance & Analytics | _gid | Google LLC | Distinguishes user telemetry across a 24-hour cycle | 24 hours |
| Advertising & Targeting | IDE | Google DoubleClick | Serves relevant behavioral advertisements across sites | 13 months (390 days) |
| Advertising & Targeting | __gads, __gpi | Google AdSense | Ad frequency capping, impression audit, and fraud detection | 13 months (390 days) |
| Advertising & Targeting | DSID | Google DoubleClick | Correlates signed-in Google user advertising preferences | 2 weeks (14 days) |
| Functional & UI | us_jail_search_recent | First-Party (Local Storage) | Locally caches recently viewed counties in browser | Persistent until cleared |
| Functional & UI | us_jail_table_density | First-Party (Local Storage) | Stores roster table view density preferences | Persistent until cleared |
6. Third-Party Infrastructure Providers & Non-Sale Declaration
We engage vetted technological infrastructure providers to deliver high availability, network security, and programmatic ad support:
- Google LLC (Google AdSense & Analytics): Facilitates programmatic ad rendering and anonymized telemetry. Privacy terms available at: Google Privacy & Terms.
- Cloudflare, Inc. (Global CDN & WAF): Acts as a secure reverse proxy, mitigating denial-of-service attacks, managing TLS cryptographic certificates, and filtering abusive automated scrapers. Privacy terms available at: Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
- DigitalOcean, LLC (Cloud Server Droplets): Provides physical and virtual server infrastructure, disk storage, and database hosting located in secure United States data centers. Privacy terms available at: DigitalOcean Privacy Policy.
Affirmative Non-Sale Statement: US County Jail Roster DOES NOT sell, rent, monetize, or barter consumer personal information to data brokers, telemarketers, list brokers, or third-party marketing companies.
We disclose technical logs or inquiry records only where strictly required by law, such as in response to a lawful judicial subpoena, valid court order, or formal grand jury process.
7. U.S. State Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA, VCDPA, CPA) & Public Records Exemption
Residents of California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Utah, and other states with comprehensive privacy enactments enjoy statutory rights regarding personal data, including the right to know what personal data is maintained, request correction of inaccuracies, request deletion of personal information, and opt out of the commercial sale or sharing of personal data.
STATUTORY EXEMPTION FOR PUBLIC LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS
Please note that under the California Consumer Privacy Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.140(v)(2)), Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-575), Colorado Privacy Act (Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-1303), and uniform state privacy acts, "personal information" explicitly DOES NOT include publicly available information lawfully made available from federal, state, or local government records.
Because jail rosters, arrest blotters, and booking registers constitute official government records maintained by county sheriffs and judicial clerks, the statutory "right to delete" established under CCPA/CPRA does not compel the automated erasure of lawful public law enforcement blotters.
Notwithstanding this statutory exemption, US County Jail Roster provides an affirmative, ethical, and 100% FREE administrative removal process for individuals whose criminal charges have been dismissed, expunged, sealed, or acquitted (detailed in Section 13 below).
Global Privacy Control (GPC): Our platform is designed to respect Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals transmitted by your browser. Where an active GPC header is detected, we signal our ad delivery partners to restrict behavioral tracking and serve non-personalized advertisements.
Jurisdictional Notice: This platform is designed exclusively for users within the United States. We do not market goods, solicit services, or deliberately track consumers residing within the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom.
8. Strict Data Retention Schedules
We adhere to defined data retention lifecycles to prevent perpetual archival of personal records:
- Server Access & Technical Logs: Retained for a maximum rolling window of thirty (30) days for security analysis, after which they are permanently overwritten.
- Analytical Telemetry (Google Analytics): Aggregated visitor metrics are retained for fourteen (14) months pursuant to standard Google Analytics parameters.
- Advertising Identifiers (Google AdSense): Persistent cookies are retained for up to thirteen (13) months (390 days).
- Public Booking Records: Maintained while active on official sheriff portals. Verified court-ordered expungements or dismissals are permanently purged from public search indexes within twenty-four to forty-eight (24–48) hours of verification.
- Support & Record Removal Correspondence: Stored securely for twenty-four (24) months strictly to document compliance, prevent fraudulent reinstatement, and demonstrate audit compliance.
9. Technical and Organizational Information Security Measures
We implement comprehensive technical and organizational safeguards to protect data against unauthorized disclosure, interception, or destruction:
- Cryptographic In-Transit Security: 256-bit Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3 / HTTPS) encryption across all endpoints and subdomains.
- Edge Firewalls & WAF: Cloudflare enterprise-grade Web Application Firewall (WAF) filtering malicious traffic, credential stuffing, and bot attacks.
- Zero Storage of Sensitive Financial Data: We never collect, process, or store Social Security Numbers (SSNs), financial banking details, credit card numbers, or biometric voiceprints.
- Strict Access Controls: Server infrastructure management is restricted via encrypted SSH cryptographic keys and multi-factor administrative authentication.
10. Opting Out of Interest-Based Advertising
You have the right to opt out of personalized behavioral advertising from third-party advertising consortiums across the web:
Note: Opting out of behavioral advertising disables targeted profiling based on your browsing history; you will still encounter non-personalized, contextual advertisements on our pages.
11. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Compliance
US County Jail Roster is strictly intended for adult audiences (aged 18 and older), legal researchers, and criminal justice advocates. We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or index personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen (13) (or under 16 in applicable state jurisdictions).
In the event that we learn that juvenile or minor custody records have been inadvertently indexed or that a minor has submitted personal details through our contact forms, our compliance team will immediately purge such data from our databases. Parents and guardians may notify us at [email protected].
12. Constitutional Presumption of Innocence & Data Accuracy Disclaimer
FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT DUE PROCESS DECLARATION
AN ARREST, DETENTION BLOTTER, OR BOOKING RECORD DOES NOT CONSTITUTE PROOF OF GUILT AND DOES NOT INDICATE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY CRIME. UNDER THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSES OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND STATE CONSTITUTIONS, EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT IN A COURT OF LAW.
Records on this website reflect official government disclosures as published at the date of capture. We make no warranty, express or implied, as to the real-time accuracy, completeness, or ongoing judicial status of published dockets. Formal case dispositions, dismissals, and plea resolutions must be verified directly through the presiding County Clerk of Court.
13. Record Removal, Expungement & State-Specific Mugshot Statute Compliance
13.1 Standard Judicial Expungement & Sealing Protocol (100% Strictly Free)
We firmly support individual privacy rehabilitation. If your arrest or criminal case has been legally expunged, dismissed with prejudice, sealed by judicial decree, or resulted in an acquittal, our platform will permanently purge the record from our public rosters and search engine indexes without administrative friction.
Zero Removal Fee Policy
US County Jail Roster NEVER charges a fee to review, process, or remove public records. Any third-party service claiming they can remove records from our website for a monetary fee is fraudulent and not authorized by us.
To request removal under a certified court order, submit a copy of the official court order or dismissal decree through our dedicated Record Removal & Corrections Portal or email our records division at [email protected]. Verified judicial requests are processed within twenty-four to forty-eight (24–48) hours.
13.2 State Statutory Non-Conviction Removal & Fee Prohibition Standards
Several U.S. states have enacted specific consumer protection and public records statutes regulating commercial publishers of criminal record information and arrest booking photographs. These statutes strictly prohibit fee-based removal schemes (often referred to as "pay-to-remove" practices) and, in designated jurisdictions, establish formal statutory procedures requiring operators to remove arrest records or booking photographs free of charge upon receiving qualifying written notice and documentation meeting statutory criteria:
- Georgia (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5): Regulates commercial booking photograph websites under the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act, prohibits charging a fee for removal, and mandates removal within thirty (30) days of receiving a written request sent via certified mail or statutory delivery containing documentation that the underlying arrest resulted in a qualifying non-conviction disposition (such as charges being dismissed, nolle prossed, grand jury return of two no-bills, acquittal, or record restriction).
- Texas (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Chapter 109): Regulates business entities publishing criminal record information, strictly prohibits demanding or accepting a fee under § 109.004 to remove or correct records, prohibits publishing expunged or nondisclosed records under § 109.005, and mandates prompt correction of inaccurate records upon notice under § 109.003.
- Oregon (Or. Rev. Stat. § 646A.806): Declares it an unlawful trade practice to charge a fee to remove arrest records or booking photos, and requires free removal within thirty (30) days of receiving a written request accompanied by official documentation of acquittal, no conviction, violation reduction, or expungement.
- California (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.91.1): Strictly prohibits any person who publishes or disseminates a booking photograph from soliciting, requiring, or accepting any fee or consideration to remove or delete the photograph.
- Illinois (815 ILCS 505/2QQQ): Under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, makes it an unlawful practice to publish criminal record information and solicit or accept payment to remove, correct, or modify that information.
- Utah (Utah Code § 17-22-30): Restricts law enforcement distribution of booking photos to publish-for-pay operators and mandates removal within thirty (30) days without charging a fee upon request.
Our Affirmative Zero-Fee Policy & Compliance Process: US County Jail Roster is an informational public records index. We categorically condemn predatory pay-for-removal services and NEVER solicit, require, or accept any fee, payment, or financial consideration under any circumstances to review, modify, or remove records.
Pursuant to these state consumer protection frameworks and our organizational commitment to accurate public records, we honor qualifying written removal requests:
- Submission of Written Notice: You may submit a written removal request via our Corrections & Record Removal Portal or by email to [email protected], identifying the specific record URL, your full legal name, date of birth, date of arrest, and arresting agency.
- Verification of Non-Conviction Disposition: Provide verifiable documentation (such as a certified copy of a court docket, prosecutor's dismissal notice, acquittal certificate, or official case number) demonstrating that the proceedings terminated in a qualifying non-conviction disposition or that the record has been legally sealed or expunged.
- Timely Suppression: Upon receipt and independent verification of qualifying documentation, our compliance team will permanently suppress the record and associated metadata from our active search indexes and web rosters within thirty (30) calendar days (or within 24 to 48 hours where expedited processing is practicable), 100% strictly free of charge.
14. Modifications to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological adjustments, evolving federal and state privacy statutes, and judicial interpretations. When updates occur, we will revise the "Last Revised & Effective Date" displayed at the head of this document. Continued use of our services following publication of revisions constitutes acceptance of the updated framework.
15. Contact Information & Formal Legal Communications
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise statutory state privacy rights, or require formal legal correspondence, please contact our records desk:
Platform Name: US County Jail Roster (uscountyjailroster.com)
Designated Compliance Officer: J. Marcus Vance, Records Administrator
Physical Mailing Address: 1201 N. Orange Street, Suite 7160, Wilmington, DE 19801, United States
Direct Compliance Email: [email protected]
Expungement & Corrections Desk: https://uscountyjailroster.com/corrections