Information You Choose to Send
Search Terms
When a name, county, facility, or other detail is entered into a search box operated by a partner service, that query is sent to the provider that powers the tool. This site does not keep its own separate log of those search terms.
Messages
If a visitor sends an email or contact message, the information in that message may be kept long enough to review it and respond. It is not shared outside the organization except when required by law or a valid legal process.
Technical Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site and its service providers may receive basic technical data when a page loads.
- IP address or approximate network location.
- Browser type, browser version, and language settings.
- Device category and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on those pages.
- Referring page or search engine, when available.
- Date and time of the visit.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand how visitors move through the site, keep pages working, support advertising, and measure performance. A browser can block or delete cookies, but some features or partner tools may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How the Information Is Used
- To keep the Dutchess County reference pages available and loading reliably.
- To route search requests to the proper partner tool when a visitor chooses to use one.
- To understand which pages about VINELink, JTC FOIL, WebCrims, DOCCS, BOP, or ICE are useful to readers.
- To diagnose broken links, technical errors, and page-performance problems.
- To support advertising that may be based on general interests or browsing activity.
Links Away From This Site
This site links to government pages, jail and correction resources, New York FOIL information, VINELink, WebCrims, DOCCS, BOP, ICE, and third-party search tools. After a visitor leaves this site, the destination site's own privacy policy and terms control that visit.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites and deliver interest-based ads. That tracking is handled by those partners, not by a Dutchess County government office.
Who May Receive Information
Personal information is not sold as a standalone customer list. It may be available to the limited categories below when needed to operate the site or comply with law.
- Search partners that process a query submitted through their tool.
- Analytics vendors that measure traffic and technical performance.
- Advertising networks that place or measure ads.
- Law enforcement, courts, regulators, or government bodies when required by subpoena, court order, or other valid legal demand.
Security
Reasonable security practices are used to protect information handled through the site. No internet-connected service can be guaranteed to be breach-proof, and this notice does not promise perfect security.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults. It does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted personal information, a parent or guardian may request review or deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
- Request a copy of personal information held by the site, if any.
- Ask that inaccurate contact information be corrected.
- Request deletion of information that is no longer needed.
- Opt out of certain processing where the law gives that right.
Changes to This Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time. A revised version becomes effective when it is posted on this page with its updated text.