Information You Provide
Search Terms
When a visitor enters a name, location, or related detail into a search box supplied by a third-party provider, that entry is sent to the provider that operates the tool. This site does not keep its own separate log of those search terms.
Messages
If you email the site or send a contact message, the information in that message may be kept long enough to review it and respond. It is not shared outside the site operator unless a legal requirement applies.
Information Collected During Visits
Like most websites, this site and its service providers may collect basic technical information when a page loads.
- The IP address used for the visit.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them.
- The referring website, if one is passed to us.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand how visitors move through the site and to support analytics or advertising. You can block cookies in your browser settings, but some features or measurements may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How the Information Is Used
- To keep the website available, usable, and reasonably fast.
- To send search requests to the partner service selected by the visitor.
- To understand which Porter County jail, court, and locator pages are most useful.
- To diagnose broken links, display problems, or other technical issues.
- To show advertising that may be based on general visitor interests.
Outside Websites and Official Records
This site links to official and third-party resources, including the Porter County Sheriff's Office roster and Recent Bookings pages, Indiana MyCase, the IDOC offender locator, VINELink Indiana, the BOP locator, and ICE's detainee locator. Once you leave this site, the privacy policy and terms of that outside website control.
Indiana public records are governed by laws such as the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3. This Privacy Notice covers this private website; it does not control how an Indiana agency handles an official APRA request or public-records portal.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and provide interest-based ads. That tracking occurs under the partner's policies, not as a record hosted by this site.
Who May Receive Information
This site does not sell personal data. Limited information may be made available to the parties below when needed for site operations or legal compliance.
- Search partners that process search queries submitted through their tools.
- Analytics providers that help measure traffic and page performance.
- Advertising networks that support ads displayed on the site.
- Law enforcement agencies, courts, or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security
Reasonable security practices are used for the site and its accounts, but no website, server, email account, or internet-connected service can be guaranteed to be breach-proof.
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, contact the site so the request can be reviewed for deletion.
Your Choices and Requests
- Ask for a copy of personal data this site holds about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information held by this site.
- Request deletion of personal data, subject to legal or operational limits.
- Ask to opt out of certain processing where an opt-out right applies.
Changes to This Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time. Any revised version will be posted on this page with the new effective language.