Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its result under its own practices. Search terms are not stored or logged by McHenry County Criminal History.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or other direct message may be retained long enough to answer and maintain necessary correspondence. It remains within the organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Normal server operation can collect 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 device files used to understand traffic patterns, such as which pages are opened most often and where visits end. Analytics vendors may combine that activity into aggregate reports. A browser can block or remove cookies, although some website functions may then behave differently.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating, securing, and improving website performance
- Routing a submitted query to the selected search provider
- Measuring which material visitors use
- Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
No personal criminal-record database is compiled, maintained, or sold here. McHenry County Sheriff Records, the Circuit Clerk for the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification, and the Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry remain the official custodians. Public ISP conviction-information access is governed by the Uniform Conviction Information Act, 20 ILCS 2635, while agency requests may also be subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140. Visitor data is not turned into a consumer report or a file about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the displayed search tools. Their privacy terms, not this policy, govern a query sent through a partner box. Each company chooses its own retention and disclosure practices. Review those terms before providing information.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to a sheriff, court, Illinois agency, legal-aid organization, or independent search provider. Once a visitor leaves this domain, the destination's policy controls. Read it before submitting personal details.
Some advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select interest-based ads.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- 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 administrative and technical safeguards are used for collected data. No internet transmission or storage system can promise complete security, so unauthorized access cannot be ruled out.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A verified notice that a minor supplied such data will be handled with a deletion request.
Your Data Rights
Rights may vary by residence and applicable law. Illinois protections include the Personal Information Protection Act, 815 ILCS 530, and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505. Subject to the law that applies, a visitor may:
- Request access to personal information held about you
- Seek correction of inaccurate information
- Ask for deletion when applicable law permits it
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where a right applies
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. A revised version will appear here with an updated effective date, and continued use after posting is subject to the new text.
Effective date: July 20, 2026