Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results; we do not retain or log those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain an email or other message as needed to respond. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers automatically receive basic technical details when a page loads, including:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device to help measure traffic patterns, such as popular pages and exit points. Analytics providers aggregate that information. You may block cookies through the browser, although doing so can change how some features behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not keep, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The site explains how to approach the Grundy County Sheriff's Records Division, Circuit Clerk, Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification, and Illinois Sex Offender Registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not compiled into consumer reports or third-party criminal files.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the site's search boxes. Their privacy policies, not this policy, govern information submitted through those tools, and each provider controls its retention and disclosure practices. Review the applicable provider policy before searching.
Links to Other Websites
Links to Grundy County offices, Judici, Illinois agencies, legal-aid resources, and outside services lead away from this website. The destination's privacy terms then apply, so review them before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to track activity across websites for interest-based advertising.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Some information may end up with:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for collected information. No internet system is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such data, we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Depending on residency and the law that applies, Illinois consumer protections, including the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505, may provide additional rights. Illinois public-record access is governed separately by the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, while dissemination of conviction information by ISP is governed by the Uniform Conviction Information Act, 20 ILCS 2635. You may ask to:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A changed version becomes available here with a new effective date, so review this page periodically for current practices.
Effective date: July 20, 2026