Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider that operates it. That provider processes the query and supplies its results. The site does not retain or log those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be kept long enough to review and answer it. Messages remain within the operating team unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, the servers automatically receive basic technical and visit details:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files saved on a device. Together with analytics services, they help summarize traffic, popular pages, and points where visits end. Browser controls can block cookies, although doing so may change how some features behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
No database of personal criminal-record information is maintained, compiled, or sold here. The content points to Macon County custodians, the Circuit Clerk, the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification, and the Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry. Illinois public-record disclosure is governed by the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, while public conviction-information dissemination follows the Uniform Conviction Information Act, 20 ILCS 2635. Neither law turns this private site into a record custodian. The site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or a file about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their own privacy policies govern submitted terms, retention, and disclosure, and those practices are beyond this site's control. Review the provider's terms before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Macon County Sheriff, Judici, Illinois agencies, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy rules apply. Read them before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. That tracking is governed by those providers.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices protect collected data, but no internet service can guarantee absolute security or rule out every breach.
Users Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Information identified as belonging to a minor will be deleted when appropriate notice is received.
Your Data Rights
Illinois consumer-protection law, including the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505, may provide rights or remedies based on the facts and the visitor's residence. Requests may include the following:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A changed version will appear on this page with its new effective date.
Effective date: July 20, 2026