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Privacy Notice

This notice explains what information may be collected when you use Essex County Inmate Population, how that information is used, and when it may be shared. By using this site, including pages that link to the MPRSC roster, the Essex County Sheriff's Office, Virginia courts, VADOC, VINE, BOP, or ICE, you accept these practices.

Information You Enter

Search Terms

When you type a name, location, or other search term into a search box supplied by a third-party provider, that request is sent to the provider that operates the tool. Essex County Inmate Population does not store those search terms in its own records.

Messages

If you email the site or send a contact message, the message and any contact details you provide may be kept long enough to review and respond. Those messages are not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law or a valid legal process.

Information Collected Automatically

Like most websites, this site may receive basic technical data when pages load, including pages that point to MPRSC's current inmate listing, Essex County Sheriff's Office resources, the Essex County courts page, and state or federal locator tools.

  • IP address.
  • Browser name and version.
  • Device type and operating system.
  • Pages viewed and time spent on those pages.
  • Referring website, when one is available.
  • Date and time stamps.

Cookies

Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand traffic patterns, remember technical preferences, and measure whether pages are working properly. You can block cookies in your browser settings, although some features or partner tools may work differently if cookies are disabled.

How Information Is Used

  • To keep the site available, usable, and reasonably fast.
  • To route search requests to the appropriate third-party search partner when a partner tool is used.
  • To understand which Essex County jail, court, and locator pages visitors use most.
  • To identify broken links, page errors, security issues, or other technical problems.
  • To display advertising that may be based on general interests or browsing context.

Links to Other Websites

This site links to government pages, jail resources, court portals, and third-party tools, including the MPRSC roster and FOIA pages, Essex County sheriff and court pages, Virginia's court information systems, VADOC, Virginia VINE, BOP, and ICE. After you leave this site, the destination site's own privacy policy controls its collection and use of information.

Advertising and analytics partners may use their own cookies or identifiers to measure activity or show targeted ads across websites. That activity happens on their systems, not in official Essex County or MPRSC records.

Who May Receive Information

Personal information is not sold by this site. It may be disclosed or processed by the following categories of recipients when needed:

  • Search partners that operate third-party lookup tools.
  • Analytics vendors that help measure traffic and page performance.
  • Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
  • Law-enforcement agencies, courts, or government bodies when required by subpoena, court order, statute, or another valid legal demand.

Security

Reasonable security practices are used to protect information handled by this site. No internet-connected service can be guaranteed breach-proof, and no method of online transmission or storage is completely secure.

Visitors Under 18

This site is intended for adults. It does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted information, contact the site so the information can be reviewed for deletion.

Your Choices and Rights

  • Ask for a copy of personal information the site has retained about you.
  • Ask that incorrect retained information be corrected.
  • Request deletion of retained personal information when the law allows.
  • Opt out of certain processing, cookies, or advertising where available through your browser or partner controls.

Virginia public-record laws, including Virginia FOIA provisions such as Va. Code § 2.2-3704 and law-enforcement-record rules in Va. Code § 2.2-3706, govern many records held by public agencies. This privacy notice covers this private site, not the official records maintained by MPRSC, Essex County, courts, VADOC, BOP, ICE, or other agencies.

Changes to This Notice

This privacy notice may be updated from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with the revised text, and continued use of the site means the updated notice applies.