What Happens to Your Personal Information When You Use ms.gov to Look Up Inmate or Facility Information

Browsing ms.gov for Carroll Montgomery Regional information? According to their privacy policy, the site does not collect your personal information unless you voluntarily provide it. If you only read pages or download files, ms.gov will still automatically gather certain visit details (like technical information your browser sends), but that data is not meant to identify you personally.

The privacy policy draws a clear line between browsing and submitting information. Ms.gov states it collects no personal information about you unless you choose to provide it. That means entering details into an online form, emailing the site, registering for a MyMS account, participating in a contest or promotion, or completing an online service transaction with a user ID and password.

If you do nothing beyond reading pages or downloading information, ms.gov automatically gathers and stores certain details about your visit. This can include your numeric IP address and other information your browser transmits. According to the policy, this type of data does not identify you personally.

When Provide

• ✓ Entering information in an online form
• ✓ Sending an e-mail to ms.gov
• ✓ Registering for a MyMS account
• ✓ Participating in a contest or other promotion
• ✓ Performing an online service transaction using an assigned user ID and password

Ms.gov says it discourages the use of web cookies on its websites. However, the policy does allow temporary cookies when they are necessary to complete a transaction. If you move beyond browsing and start a service that requires a transaction, that is when temporary cookies may come into play.

If you provide personally identifiable information related to Carroll Montgomery Regional matters through ms.gov, the policy describes limited situations where that information may be shared. Ms.gov says it will only send personally identifiable information to other companies, agencies, or individuals when: you consent, the information is needed to provide a product or service you requested, companies working on behalf of ms.gov need it to deliver that product or service, sharing is required by law (including subpoena, court order, or legal process), or ms.gov finds actions that violate its Terms of Use Agreement.

1. You consent to sharing - ms.gov says it may share personally identifiable information when you have agreed to it.
2. You request a service - your information may be shared if it is needed to provide the product or service you asked for.
3. A contractor helps deliver the service - ms.gov says it may send information to companies working on behalf of ms.gov to provide a product or service to you.
4. The law requires it - this includes a subpoena, court order, or other legal process.
5. There is a Terms of Use issue - ms.gov says it may share information if it finds your actions on state websites violate the ms.gov Terms of Use Agreement.

Takeaway Families

• ✓ If you are only browsing or downloading Carroll Montgomery Regional information, expect ms.gov to collect some non-identifying technical visit data (like a numeric IP address and browser-transmitted information).
• ✓ If you want to avoid sharing personal details, do not submit online forms, send emails through the site, register for a MyMS account, join promotions, or complete logged-in transactions unless you actually need to.
• ✓ If you complete a transaction, ms.gov says temporary cookies may be used to finish that transaction.
• ✓ If you provide personally identifiable information, ms.gov says it only shares it in limited situations (with your consent, to deliver requested services, with contractors working on behalf of ms.gov, when required by law, or for Terms of Use violations).

Ms.gov reserves the right to change its privacy policy as necessary. If you are relying on a specific privacy detail for something sensitive, re-check the policy before you submit information.