Information You Enter
Search Terms
When you type a name, county, or location into a search tool, that query is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Pope County Inmate Population does not keep its own log of those search terms.
Messages
If you send an email or contact message, we use the information you provide to read and answer the message. We do not share those messages outside the organization unless a valid legal requirement applies.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this site may receive ordinary technical information when a page loads, including:
- IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time on each page.
- Referring website, when your browser provides it.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies may be used to understand how visitors move through the site and to support advertising or analytics. You can block cookies in your browser settings, although some features may work differently if cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- To keep the site available, usable, and reasonably fast.
- To route search requests to the outside provider that handles them.
- To understand which Pope County pages and facility resources visitors use most.
- To find technical problems, broken links, or page errors.
- To show advertising that may be more relevant to visitors.
Public-Record Links and Outside Sites
This site links to public resources such as the Douglas County Jail roster, the Pope County Sheriff's Office, the Pope County District Court, state and federal locators, and third-party search tools. Once you leave this site, the privacy rules of the destination site apply.
Minnesota public-record access is governed in part by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, including Minn. Stat. section 13.03. That law concerns government data access. It does not control how this private site, advertising partners, analytics providers, or outside search companies handle data on their own systems.
Advertising partners may use their own technology to understand activity across websites. That tracking happens through their systems, not through a Pope County government office.
Who May Receive Information
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may be available to these parties when needed:
- Search partners that process submitted queries.
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and technical performance.
- Advertising networks that deliver or measure ads.
- Law-enforcement agencies, courts, or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security
We use reasonable safeguards for information handled through the site. No internet-connected website, email system, or partner tool can be guaranteed to be fully secure or breach-proof.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted information, contact us so it can be reviewed for deletion.
Your Choices and Requests
- Ask for a copy of personal information we hold.
- Ask us to correct inaccurate information in our possession.
- Ask us to delete information when deletion is legally and technically available.
- Opt out of certain uses where applicable law gives that choice.
Changes to This Notice
This notice may be updated from time to time. New wording becomes effective when it is posted on this page with an updated effective date or visible revision.