Information You Provide
Search Terms
When a name, county, state, or other search detail is entered into a search tool, that query may be sent to the third-party provider that powers the tool. Knox County Inmate Population does not keep its own separate log of those search terms.
Messages
If you email us or send a message through a contact method, we use the information in that message to review and respond. We do not share contact messages outside our organization unless a valid legal requirement makes disclosure necessary.
Automatic Site Data
Like most websites, this site may receive technical data when a page loads. That data helps with security, analytics, troubleshooting, and basic site operation.
- Internet Protocol address.
- Browser name, browser version, and language settings.
- Device type, screen information, and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on them.
- Referring website or search source, when available.
- Date and time of the visit.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand how visitors use the site and to support ads or analytics. A browser can usually block or delete cookies. Some features may load or measure differently when cookies are blocked.
How Data Is Used
- To keep pages available, usable, and reasonably fast.
- To send search requests to the correct partner service.
- To understand which Knox County inmate-record pages are being used.
- To detect broken links, errors, abuse, or performance problems.
- To support advertising that may be based on general interests.
Other Websites
This site links to sheriff pages, jail pages, court portals, public-records pages, corrections locators, federal locators, and outside search services. Once you leave this site, the privacy policy of the destination site controls how your data is collected and used.
Advertising partners may use their own cookies or identifiers to measure ad performance or show interest-based ads across websites. That tracking happens through their systems, not through a government record system controlled by Knox County.
Who May Receive Data
We do not sell personal data as a list of named users. Limited data may still be available to service providers that help operate, measure, or monetize the site.
- Search partners that receive and process lookup queries.
- Analytics services used to measure traffic and page use.
- Advertising networks that place or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement agencies, courts, or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security Practices
Reasonable safeguards are used to protect information handled through this site. No website, network, email account, or internet-connected service can be promised as fully secure, so we cannot guarantee that data will never be accessed, misdelivered, or exposed.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted personal data, a parent or guardian may ask us to review and delete it.
Your Data Choices
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Ask for deletion when retention is not required.
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where the law allows.
Policy Changes
This notice may be revised when site features, partners, laws, or data practices change. Updated wording will be posted on this page with the new version taking effect when published.