Information You Enter
Search Terms
When a name, location, or other query is typed into a search tool on this site, that query is sent to the third-party provider operating the tool. Dillon County Inmate Population does not keep its own log of those search terms.
Messages
If you send an email or contact message, we may keep it long enough to read it, respond, and maintain ordinary business records. We do not share those messages outside the organization unless a valid legal requirement applies.
Information Collected Automatically
Routine technical data may be collected when pages load, including:
- IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them.
- Referring website, when a browser supplies one.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools help measure site use and support advertising or analytics functions. Browser settings can block or delete cookies, but some features may work differently when they are disabled.
How the Information Is Used
- To keep the site available, stable, and reasonably fast.
- To send search requests to the correct outside search partner.
- To understand which Dillon County pages visitors use most.
- To diagnose broken pages, security concerns, and technical errors.
- To display advertising that may be based on general interests.
Other Websites
This site links to the Dillon County Sheriff's Office, the Dillon County Detention Center, South Carolina court tools, SCDC, VINELink, federal locators, ICE, and outside search providers. After a visitor leaves this site, the destination site's privacy policy controls its collection and use of information.
Advertising partners may also use their own systems to recognize activity across different websites. Those practices happen under the partner's policies, not as records held by this site.
Who May Receive Data
Personal information is not sold as a standalone product. It may be available to limited parties when needed for site operations or required by law.
- Search partners that process queries submitted through their tools.
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and page use.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement agencies, courts, or government bodies when a valid subpoena, order, or other legal demand requires disclosure. Public-record access in South Carolina is governed separately by S.C. Code 30-4-30 and exemptions such as S.C. Code 30-4-40.
Security
We use ordinary security practices suited to a public information website. No internet-connected service can be promised to be fully secure, so this notice does not guarantee that data will be immune from unauthorized access.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. It does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted personal information, a parent or guardian may request deletion.
Your Choices and Requests
- Ask for a copy of personal information we maintain about you.
- Ask us to correct inaccurate information in our own records.
- Ask us to delete information when retention is not required.
- Ask to opt out of certain uses where an opt-out is available.
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.