Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search
A name, place, or other term entered into a search tool is sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Russell County Recent Arrests does not store or log those query terms on its own systems. The provider’s privacy rules apply to its handling of the request.
Messages Sent to Us
If you email us or submit a contact message, we retain the information needed to understand and answer it. We do not share the message outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Automatic Technical Details
Normal website operation may produce technical and usage records when a page loads. Those records can include:
- the connecting Internet Protocol address;
- browser name and version;
- device category and operating system;
- pages viewed and time spent on them;
- the referring website, when supplied; and
- the date and time of each request.
Cookies and Similar Storage
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site and support certain features. Browser controls can reject or remove them, although parts of the site may respond differently when cookies are disabled.
Reasons We Use Data
Collected information is used to operate and improve the service. It may help us keep pages responsive, send a query to the selected search partner, understand which pages are useful, diagnose faults, and display advertising that may reflect a visitor’s interests.
Other Websites and Services
Links may lead to the Russell County Sheriff’s Office roster, court records, the Alabama Department of Corrections, federal custody locators, government portals, or private search services. Once a visitor follows a link, the destination’s own privacy notice controls its data practices.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to recognize activity across different websites and select interest-based ads. That tracking is performed under the provider’s rules, not by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office or another agency linked here.
Parties Receiving Information
We do not sell personal information. Data may nevertheless be handled by:
- search partners that process submitted queries;
- analytics providers that measure use;
- advertising networks serving or measuring ads; and
- law-enforcement or government authorities responding to a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard safeguards intended to protect information against unauthorized access or misuse. No website, transmission method, or connected storage system can be promised to be completely secure, so we cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Visitors Under Eighteen
This service is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may use the Contacts page to request deletion.
Choices About Your Data
Subject to applicable law and the data we actually hold, a person may ask for a copy of personal information, seek a correction, request deletion, or object to certain processing. These rights do not let this private site change a Russell County government record. Requests about an arrest, booking photo, or court file belong with the agency that maintains it.
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised as site practices or legal requirements change. A new version becomes effective when it is posted here with an updated effective date.