Information You Enter
Search Terms
When you type a name, county, or location into a search tool on this site, the query may be sent to the third-party provider that operates that tool. Ben Hill County Inmate Population does not keep its own log of those search terms.
Messages You Send
If you email us or send a contact message, we use the information you provide to read, route, and answer that message. We do not share contact messages outside our organization unless a valid legal requirement makes disclosure necessary.
Information Collected by the Site
Like most websites, this site may receive routine technical information when a page loads or when a browser requests a file:
- Your IP address.
- Browser name, settings, and version.
- Device type, screen characteristics, and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on those pages.
- The referring website, when a browser provides it.
- Date and time stamps for visits and requests.
Cookies
Cookies may be used to understand site traffic, remember technical preferences, and measure how visitors use the pages. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, although some features may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How the Information Is Used
- To keep the site available, readable, and reasonably fast.
- To send search requests to the correct outside search partner when you use a partner tool.
- To understand which Ben Hill County jail, roster, court, and locator pages visitors use most.
- To diagnose errors, broken links, abuse, and other technical problems.
- To support advertising that may be matched to general interests or page context.
Outside Websites
This site links to the Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office, the official Eagle Advantage roster, the county's jail visitation page, the Georgia Department of Corrections, re:SearchGA, VINELink, BOP, ICE, and other government or third-party resources. After you leave this site, the privacy notice and data practices of the destination website control your use of that service.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure views or deliver interest-based ads across websites. That activity happens under those partners' policies, not under direct control of this site.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal data. Information may be disclosed to limited categories of recipients when needed to operate the site or comply with law:
- Search partners that process search terms you submit through their tools.
- Analytics providers that help measure traffic and site performance.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law enforcement, courts, or government bodies when a valid subpoena, court order, warrant, or similar legal process requires it.
Security
We use reasonable technical and administrative practices for a small public website. No internet-connected system can be promised as perfectly secure, so we cannot guarantee that information will never be accessed, lost, or misused.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor submitted information to us, contact us so we can review and delete it when appropriate.
Your Choices and Requests
- You may ask for a copy of personal information we maintain about you.
- You may ask us to correct information that is inaccurate.
- You may ask us to delete information when retention is no longer needed or required.
- You may opt out of certain processing where applicable law gives that right.
Changes to This Notice
This Privacy Notice may be revised from time to time. Updated language will be posted on this page with a new effective date when a change is made.