Information You Enter
Search Terms
When you type a name, location, or similar detail into a search tool, that request is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Forest County Inmate Population does not keep its own separate log of those search terms.
Messages
If you email us or use a contact option, we keep the information needed to read and answer your message. We do not share those messages outside our organization unless a valid legal requirement calls for disclosure.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site may receive technical details when a page loads or a browser requests a file.
- IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages visited and approximate time spent on them.
- Referring website, when one is available.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand site traffic and visitor behavior. You can block cookies in your browser settings, although some parts of the site or partner tools may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How We Use Information
- Keep pages available, responsive, and readable.
- Send search requests to the correct partner service.
- Understand which Forest County jail and records pages are useful to visitors.
- Detect errors, broken links, and technical problems.
- Display advertising that may be based on general browsing interests.
Links Away From This Site
Forest County Inmate Population links to jail information, sheriff and court resources, Wisconsin correctional pages, federal locators, and third-party search tools. Once you leave this site, the outside website's own privacy policy and terms control how it handles your activity.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites for ad measurement or interest-based advertising. That tracking happens through their systems, not through an inmate record held by this site.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal information as a list. Information may be available to the following parties when needed for the site to operate or when the law requires it.
- Search partners that process search queries.
- Analytics providers that measure website traffic.
- Advertising networks that place or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement agencies, courts, or government bodies when a valid subpoena, warrant, court order, or similar legal process requires disclosure.
Requests made directly to Wisconsin public offices are handled by those offices under laws such as Wis. Stat. 19.31, 19.35, and 19.36, not by this site.
Security
We use ordinary security practices for a public website, but no internet-connected service can be guaranteed breach-proof. You should not treat any website transmission as perfectly secure.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent information to us, a parent or guardian may ask that it be deleted.
Your Choices
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you.
- Ask us to correct information that is wrong.
- Request deletion of information we are not required to keep.
- Opt out of certain processing when the law gives you that right.
Policy Changes
This Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time. Changes take effect when the revised notice is posted on this page with the new effective version.