Information You Submit
Search Terms
When you enter a name, location, or similar term into a search tool, the query is passed to the third-party provider that operates that tool. This site does not keep its own separate log of those search terms.
Messages
If you send an email or contact message, the information you provide may be kept long enough to review and respond. We do not share those messages outside the organization unless a valid legal requirement makes disclosure necessary.
Technical Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site may collect routine technical data when pages load, including:
- Your IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them.
- The referring website, when one is available.
- Date and time stamps connected to site visits.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand site traffic and improve page performance. You can block cookies in your browser settings, but some features or partner tools may behave differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- To keep pages available, stable, and reasonably fast.
- To send search requests to the partner service that powers a search box.
- To understand which Barnwell County jail, court, and locator pages are most useful.
- To identify broken links, technical problems, and abuse of the site.
- To display advertising that may be based on general browsing interests.
Outside Websites
This site links to sheriff, jail, court, police, SCDC, VINE/VINELink, BOP, ICE, and third-party search resources. After you leave this site, the privacy policy of the destination website controls how your information is handled.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and show interest-based ads. That tracking is handled by those partners, not by a Barnwell County government office.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be available to the following recipients when needed for the uses described in this notice:
- Search partners that process submitted lookup queries.
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance.
- Advertising networks that place or measure ads.
- Law enforcement, courts, or government bodies when required by subpoena, court order, or other valid legal process.
Security
We use reasonable security practices for a small public-information website, but no internet-connected service can be guaranteed completely secure. This notice should not be read as a promise that any system is breach-proof.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted information, use the contact page to request review and deletion.
Your Data Choices
- You may ask what personal information, if any, we hold about you.
- You may request correction of information you believe is wrong.
- You may request deletion of information we are not required to keep.
- You may ask to opt out of certain processing when the law gives that choice.
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be updated as site features, partners, or legal requirements change. Any update will be posted on this page with the revised effective version reflected by the page content.