Information You Enter
Search Terms
When you type a name, county, location, or similar detail into a search tool, that query may be sent to the third-party provider operating the tool. This site does not keep its own separate log of those search terms.
Messages
If you email us or submit a contact message, we use the information you provide to read, route, and answer the message. We do not share those messages outside our organization unless a legal obligation requires it.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site may receive basic technical information when a page loads. That information can include:
- Your IP address.
- Browser type and browser version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on pages.
- The referring website, when one is available.
- Date and time stamps connected to visits.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand traffic patterns, remember basic settings, support analytics, and help ads or search tools work. You can block cookies in your browser, but some features may behave differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- To keep the site available, stable, and responsive.
- To send search requests to the partner service selected by the user.
- To understand which Lincoln County jail, court, and locator pages visitors use most.
- To detect broken pages, security issues, and technical errors.
- To display advertising that may be relevant to visitor interests.
Other Websites
This site links to sheriff pages, jail rosters, ODOC, VINELink, ODCR, OSCN, BOP, ICE ODLS, OSBI CHIRP, advertising services, and third-party search tools. After you leave this site, the privacy policy and terms of the other website control its data practices.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites and show interest-based ads. That tracking is handled by those partners, not by a Lincoln County government office.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal information. Data may be made available to limited parties that help operate the site or respond to lawful requirements:
- Search partners that process submitted search queries.
- Analytics providers that help measure site traffic.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement agencies, courts, or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security
We use reasonable security practices for a public website, but no website, server, email system, or internet transmission can be promised as completely secure. We cannot guarantee that information will never be accessed, lost, or misused.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted information, contact us so we can review and remove it where appropriate.
Your Data Choices
- Ask for a copy of personal information we hold about you.
- Ask us to correct information that is inaccurate.
- Ask us to delete information where deletion is legally and technically available.
- Opt out of certain processing where applicable law gives that right.
Policy Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes are posted on this page and become effective when the updated policy appears here.