Information You Choose to Provide
Search Terms
When you enter a name, county, state, or other search detail into a search tool, that query is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. This site does not keep its own separate log of those search terms.
Emails and Messages
If you send us a message, we use the information in it to review and respond. We do not share those messages outside our organization unless a legal requirement, subpoena, court order, or similar process requires disclosure.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site may receive basic technical information when a page loads.
- IP address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on pages.
- Referring website, when available.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar technologies help us understand site usage and keep pages working correctly. You may block cookies in your browser settings, though some features or partner tools may work differently after cookies are blocked.
How Information Is Used
- To keep the site available, readable, and responsive.
- To pass search requests to the partner service selected by the user.
- To understand which Decatur County pages are useful to visitors.
- To diagnose broken links, errors, and technical problems.
- To support advertising that may be based on general visitor interests.
Outside Websites and Public Records Portals
This site links to sheriff pages, jail booking resources, GDC pages, court portals, BOP and ICE locators, VINELink, and third-party search tools. Once you leave this site, the privacy policy and data practices of the outside site apply.
Georgia Open Records Act requests should be sent to the public agency that maintains the record, not to this site. If an agency, ad partner, analytics vendor, or search provider collects information on its own system, its policy controls that collection.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal data as a mailing list or lead list. Information may, however, be handled by the following parties when needed for site operation or legal compliance.
- Search partners that process user-entered queries.
- Analytics services that measure traffic and site performance.
- Advertising networks that place or measure ads.
- Law enforcement, courts, or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security
We use reasonable security practices for a public information website. No internet-connected service can be guaranteed completely secure, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access, failure, or misuse will never occur.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted information, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.
Your Choices and Requests
- You may ask what personal information we hold about you.
- You may request correction of information you believe is inaccurate.
- You may ask us to delete information where deletion is practical and legally allowed.
- You may opt out of certain processing where applicable law gives that choice.
Policy Changes
This privacy notice may be revised from time to time. Updated notice language will be posted on this page with the new effective version shown by the page content.