Information You Send Through the Site
Search Terms
When you type a name, location, or other search detail into a search tool on this site, that query is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. This site does not keep its own log of those search terms. Official Lewis County jail roster searches, WA DOC searches, BOP searches, ICE ODLS searches, and VINELink activity are governed by the systems you use after leaving this site.
Contact Messages
If you email us or send a contact message, we keep the information needed to read and answer that message. We do not share contact messages outside our organization unless a valid legal requirement, court order, subpoena, or comparable process requires disclosure.
Information Collected When Pages Load
Like most websites, this site may receive basic technical information each time a page loads. That information helps diagnose errors, understand traffic patterns, and keep pages about Lewis County custody resources usable.
- Your IP address
- Your browser type and version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages visited and approximate time spent on them
- The referring website, when one is provided
- Date and time stamps connected to visits
Cookies
Cookies and similar browser storage may be used to understand how visitors move through the site and to support analytics or advertising. You can block cookies in your browser settings, although some third-party search, advertising, or measurement features may work differently when they are blocked.
How the Information Is Used
- To keep the website available, stable, and reasonably fast
- To pass search requests to the partner service selected by the visitor
- To understand which Lewis County jail, court, WA DOC, federal, or ICE locator pages are most useful
- To identify broken links, page errors, and other technical problems
- To display advertising that may be based on general browsing interests
Outside Websites and Official Records
This site links to Lewis County Jail roster pages, Sheriff's Office records pages, Lewis County court resources, WA DOC tools, VINELink, the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, ICE ODLS, and third-party search providers. Once you click through, the privacy policy and terms of that outside website control how your information is handled.
Washington public records are generally governed by the Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW, and some jail records and booking-photo access are limited by RCW 70.48.100. This site is not the records custodian for those materials and does not control how Lewis County, Washington courts, WA DOC, DCYF, BOP, ICE, or any other government office responds to a records request.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and show targeted ads. That tracking occurs through those partners, not through official Lewis County or Washington custody systems.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal information from contact messages. Information may be available to the limited parties needed to operate the site or comply with law.
- Search partners that process queries submitted through their tools
- Analytics providers that measure page use and technical performance
- Advertising networks that place or measure ads
- Law-enforcement agencies, courts, or government bodies when required by a valid legal order
Security Practices
We use reasonable technical and administrative practices for a small public-information website. No internet-connected site can be promised breach-proof, so we cannot guarantee that information sent to or through this site will always remain secure.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted information through this site, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.
Your Choices and Data Rights
- Ask for a copy of personal information we maintain about you
- Ask us to correct information you believe is wrong
- Ask us to delete information we are not required to keep
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where the law gives that right
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as the site, search partners, analytics tools, or legal requirements change. Updated wording will be posted on this page with the new effective version replacing the prior one.