Information You Enter
Search Terms
When a name, county, state, or other search detail is typed into a search tool on this site, that query is sent to the third-party provider operating that tool. Winneshiek County Inmate Population does not keep its own log of those search terms.
Messages
If you send an email or other contact message, the message and return address may be kept long enough to answer. We do not share those messages outside our organization unless a valid legal requirement makes disclosure necessary.
Automatic Site Data
Like most websites, this site may collect routine technical data when pages load. That data helps measure performance, detect problems, and understand how visitors move through public information pages.
- IP address used for the visit.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on those pages.
- Referring website, if one sent the visit.
- Date and time stamps for site activity.
Cookies
Cookies may be used to measure site use and support advertising or analytics functions. Browser settings can block or remove cookies, though some features may not behave the same way after cookies are disabled.
How Data Is Used
- To keep public-reference pages available and loading reliably.
- To pass search requests to the partner service selected by the visitor.
- To learn which Winneshiek County inmate, court, and facility pages are useful.
- To find technical errors, broken links, and security issues.
- To display advertising that may reflect general visitor interests.
Other Websites
This site links to sheriff pages, jail rosters, Iowa courts, Iowa DOC, federal locators, VINELink, and third-party search tools. Once you leave this site, the privacy policy and terms of that outside website control what happens there.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites for interest-based ads. That tracking is handled by those partners, not by a county agency or this site's own public-record pages.
Who May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information as a public-record product. Data may still be handled by limited outside parties that help operate the site or comply with legal duties.
- Search partners that process queries submitted through their tools.
- Analytics providers that measure page traffic and site performance.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement or government bodies when required by subpoena, court order, warrant, or another valid legal process.
Security Practices
Reasonable safeguards are used to protect information handled through the site. No internet-connected service can be made completely secure, so we cannot promise that data will never be accessed, lost, or misused.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted personal information, contact us so the material can be reviewed for deletion.
Your Choices
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information you provided.
- Request deletion when retention is not required.
- Opt out of certain processing where applicable law gives that right.
Policy Changes
This privacy notice may be revised from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with the new effective version reflected by the page content.