Information You Submit
Queries Sent Through Search Boxes
A name, place, or other term entered in a search box is transmitted to the third-party company that operates that tool. Hampden County Released Inmates does not retain or log those query terms on its own systems. The provider’s privacy terms govern its handling of the request.
Emails and Other Messages
If you send an email or contact message, we keep the information needed to read and answer it. We do not disclose the message outside the organization unless doing so is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Ordinary web-server and analytics records may capture details associated with a page visit:
- The internet protocol address used for the connection.
- Browser name, browser version, and language settings.
- Device category, operating system, and basic screen information.
- Pages viewed and the approximate time spent on them.
- The referring page or site, when the browser supplies it.
- The date and time connected with the request.
Cookies
Cookies and similar storage can help measure how visitors use the site and keep features working. Most browsers let you reject or remove cookies. Blocking them may change the way some search, analytics, or advertising features behave.
How Information Is Used
Collected information supports ordinary site operations and service improvement. It may be used to:
- Deliver pages reliably and improve loading performance.
- Send a search request to the provider selected by the visitor.
- Measure which Hampden County topics and pages readers find useful.
- Identify errors, misuse, and technical or security problems.
- Display advertising that an ad provider believes may be relevant.
Outside Sites and Advertising
Links can lead to HCSO release resources, Massachusetts corrections and court pages, federal locators, and independent search services. Once a visitor follows a link, the destination’s own privacy policy applies. Hampden County Released Inmates does not control that site’s collection or retention practices.
Some advertising companies may use their own cookies or identifiers to measure activity across different websites and select ads. That processing occurs in the advertising company’s systems under its terms, not in records maintained by this site.
Limited Data Sharing
We do not sell personal information. Information may nevertheless be handled by these categories of recipients when needed:
- Search providers that receive a query submitted to their tool.
- Analytics vendors that help measure site traffic and use.
- Advertising networks that deliver or assess ads.
- Law-enforcement or government authorities acting under a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use ordinary administrative and technical safeguards suited to a public reference site. No internet service, transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. This notice therefore does not promise that a breach, interception, or unauthorized access can never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
The site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under eighteen. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted personal data may contact us to request deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and the ability to verify a request, a person may ask to:
- Receive a copy of personal information held about them.
- Correct personal information that is inaccurate.
- Delete information that no longer must be retained.
- Opt out of certain processing when that right applies.
Changes to This Notice
Privacy practices and service providers may change. A revised notice will be posted here and will take effect with its stated effective date.