Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search Tools
When you type a name, location, or other term into an embedded search tool, that request is sent to the outside provider that operates the tool. Goochland County Released Inmates does not keep or log those query terms on its own systems. The provider's privacy rules govern its handling of the request.
Messages Sent to Us
If you send an email or submit a contact message, we retain the details needed to review and answer it. We do not share that correspondence outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Routine web systems can record technical information when a page loads. That information may include:
- Your Internet Protocol address.
- The browser name and browser version.
- The type of device and its operating system.
- The pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The site or page that referred the visit, when available.
- The date and time associated with a request.
Cookie Controls
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site. You can block or remove them through browser settings. Some functions may work differently when cookies are disabled.
Reasons We Use Information
Collected information is used for a limited set of operating purposes:
- Keep pages available and improve site speed.
- Send a search request to the selected partner service.
- Understand which release and records pages visitors find useful.
- Detect and correct errors, failures, or other technical problems.
- Display advertising that may reflect general visitor interests.
Privacy Beyond This Website
Links may lead to Pamunkey Regional Jail, the Goochland County Sheriff, VADOC, courts, federal locators, and third-party search services. Once you leave this site, the destination's own privacy policy and data practices apply.
Advertising partners may use their systems to recognize activity across more than one website and select interest-based ads. That cross-site activity occurs through partner systems rather than records maintained by Goochland County Released Inmates.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may nevertheless be handled by:
- Search partners that process a submitted query.
- Analytics providers that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that deliver ads.
- Law-enforcement agencies or other government bodies acting under a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard safeguards intended to protect information in our care. No website, network, storage service, or Internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot promise that a breach or unauthorized access will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than Eighteen
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted information to us, contact us and request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and verification, you may:
- Ask for a copy of personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of information that is wrong.
- Request deletion of personal information in our possession.
- Opt out of certain processing where that choice is available.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as site practices or legal requirements change. An updated version becomes effective when posted here with its new effective date.