Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider operating that feature. The provider processes the query and supplies its response; this site does not retain or log those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email message may be retained so our team can answer it. We do not disclose that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers automatically receive basic technical information when a visitor loads a page:
- 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 device files that help measure traffic patterns, including popular pages and common exit points. Analytics providers combine that usage information for reporting. A browser can block cookies, although doing so may change how parts of the site function.
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
This site neither maintains nor sells a database of personal criminal histories. It provides general directions to DeKalb County offices, the Circuit Clerk, Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification, and the Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry. Visitor information is not assembled into third-party profiles or consumer reports, and this site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies supply the site's search features. A partner's privacy policy, retention schedule, and disclosure practices apply to information submitted there. Review those terms before running a query because this policy does not control the partner's processing.
Links to Other Websites
Links to government offices, court portals, legal-aid resources, and outside tools leave this website. The destination's privacy rules apply after that point, so examine them before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select targeted advertising.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be disclosed 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 are used to protect collected data, but no internet system can guarantee absolute security or promise that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. Information identified as having been submitted by a minor will be removed.
Your Data Rights
Privacy rights vary by residence and applicable law. Illinois FOIA, 5 ILCS 140, the Uniform Conviction Information Act, 20 ILCS 2635, and the Criminal Identification Act, 20 ILCS 2630, govern public bodies and criminal-history information; they are not asserted here as a general consumer privacy code. You may still:
- 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 as site practices change. An updated version will appear here with its new effective date.
Effective date: July 20, 2026