Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Search terms, including a name or location, go to the independent company that runs the selected tool. That company receives the query and returns any result. Macoupin County Criminal History does not keep those terms in its own files.
Messages and Contact Submissions
A message may remain on file for the time reasonably needed to respond. It is not shared outside the operation of the site unless a binding legal duty requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, routine server records may note the following technical information:
- Your device's assigned IP address
- Browser name and version
- Operating system and general device category
- Pages opened and the time spent on them
- A referring website, when one supplied the visit
- The date and time associated with each request
Cookies and Analytics
Browser cookies can measure traffic and movement between pages. Analytics providers group that activity into site-use reports. Visitors may block cookies through browser settings, though a blocked cookie can affect the way certain functions operate.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating the website and monitoring its speed
- Routing a submitted search to the chosen outside provider
- Measuring which resources visitors use
- Diagnosing errors and other technical failures
- Selecting advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
Macoupin County Criminal History does not build, keep, or sell a database of individual criminal records. Its published information points to official custodians such as the Macoupin County Sheriff, Circuit Clerk, ISP Bureau of Identification, and ISP registry. Visitor activity is not converted into a report about another person, and this private resource is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Embedded search features belong to independent providers. Each provider sets its own rules for receiving, retaining, and disclosing a query. Those practices are outside this site's control, so the provider's privacy terms should be reviewed before information is entered.
Links to Other Websites
A link may open a Macoupin County office, Illinois agency, court portal, legal source, or unrelated service. The destination's privacy policy applies after the visitor leaves this website. Review it before providing personal details.
Advertising companies may rely on their own technology to measure cross-site activity and choose advertisements.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold. It may be available in limited circumstances to:
- The search provider selected to process a submitted query
- Analytics vendors measuring traffic and site performance
- Advertising networks serving material on the pages
- A public authority acting under a valid and enforceable legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable safeguards are used for information within this site's control. Because every internet service carries risk, no promise of complete security can be made.
Users Under 18
This service is intended for adults. It does not knowingly gather personal information from anyone younger than 18, and identified information about a minor will be removed after proper notice.
Your Data Rights
Available rights and remedies depend on applicable law, including the Illinois Personal Information Protection Act, 815 ILCS 530, and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505. Where the law provides, a person may:
- Request access to personal information held about that person
- Seek correction of inaccurate information
- Ask for deletion when a legal right to deletion exists
- Decline a covered form of processing when applicable law permits it
Updates to This Policy
Any revision will be posted here and identified by a new effective date. Periodic review will show whether the stated data practices have changed.
Effective date: July 20, 2026