Information You Submit
Search Terms
A name, location, or other term entered in a search box is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Bridgeport County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider's own privacy terms govern the query once it is submitted.
Messages
If you send an email or contact-form message, we retain the content and contact details needed to answer it. We do not share a message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Like most websites, the site may receive basic technical and usage details when a page loads. That information can include:
- Your Internet Protocol address.
- The browser and browser version in use.
- Your device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring website, when available.
- The date and time of a visit.
Cookies
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site and may support site or advertising functions. You may block or remove cookies through browser settings. Some features may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
Information received through the site is used for limited operational and service purposes:
- Operating the site and maintaining reasonable speed.
- Sending a search request to the selected partner service.
- Understanding which Bridgeport resource pages visitors use.
- Diagnosing errors and correcting technical problems.
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests.
Government and Outside Links
Bridgeport County Released Inmates links to CT DOC, Bridgeport Police, courts, correctional facilities, federal locators, release-record resources, and outside search tools. Connecticut public-agency records are subject to the access rule and exemptions in Connecticut General Statutes section 1-210. That public-record law does not replace the privacy policy of this private site or any linked service.
Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy policy controls. Advertising partners may also use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select targeted ads. Those practices occur on the partner's systems, not ours.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal information. Depending on how the site is used, data may be provided to:
- A search partner processing a submitted query.
- An analytics service measuring site use.
- An advertising network delivering or measuring ads.
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard safeguards intended to reduce unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. No internet transmission, connected service, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. This notice does not promise that a breach is impossible.
Visitors Under Eighteen
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted information, contact us so the material can be identified and deleted where appropriate.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, you may ask to:
- Receive a copy of personal data we hold about you.
- Correct personal information that is inaccurate.
- Delete personal information where deletion is available.
- Opt out of certain forms of data processing.
Changes to This Notice
This Privacy Notice may be revised as site practices or legal requirements change. An updated version takes effect when posted here with its new effective date.