Information You Provide
Search Entries
When a name, county, state, or similar term is entered into a search tool on this site, that search may be sent to the third-party provider that powers the tool. Metcalfe County Inmate Population does not keep its own permanent log of those search terms.
Messages
If you email us or send a message through a contact method, the information you provide is used to read the request and respond. We do not share those messages outside the organization unless a valid legal requirement applies.
Automatic Technical Data
Like most websites, this site may collect basic technical data when a page loads. That information helps maintain the site, measure use, and detect errors.
- IP address.
- Browser name and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on pages.
- Referring website, when one is passed to us.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools may be used to understand site use, remember technical preferences, and support advertising or analytics. You can block cookies in your browser settings, but some features may work less smoothly after blocking them.
How Data Is Used
- To keep the site available, stable, and reasonably fast.
- To pass search requests to a partner service when a search box is used.
- To understand which Metcalfe County jail, court, and locator pages are useful.
- To find broken links, errors, and security issues.
- To display advertising that may be based on broad interests or site activity.
Outside Links
This site links to official and outside resources, including the Barren County jail site, Kentucky court pages, Kentucky Department of Corrections tools, VINELink, federal locators, and third-party search providers. Once you leave this site, the other site's privacy policy controls how your data is collected and used.
Advertising partners may use their own cookies or tracking tools to measure ads or show interest-based advertising. That activity occurs on their systems, not as a Metcalfe County government service.
Who May Receive Data
We do not sell personal messages or contact submissions. Limited data may still be processed by the groups that help run, measure, advertise, or legally support the site.
- Search partners that process submitted search terms.
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and page performance.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law enforcement, courts, or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security Practices
Reasonable security practices are used to protect site systems and messages. No website, database, email system, or internet connection can be guaranteed breach-proof, so this notice cannot 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 sent personal data, contact us so the information can be reviewed for deletion.
Your Data Choices
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Request deletion when retention is not legally or operationally required.
- Opt out of certain processing where a legal opt-out right applies.
Kentucky public records held by agencies are controlled by those agencies, not this site. Requests to inspect or copy government records are governed by the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 to 61.884, and should be sent to the record custodian.
Policy Updates
This privacy notice may be revised from time to time. Updated wording takes effect when it is posted on this page with the current version replacing the prior one.