Terms of Use

What This Website Provides

This is a private reference site. It does not store official Winston County jail records, court records, booking photos, ADOC files, BOP records, or ICE records, and it cannot confirm custody status, release a person, or file a court document.

The site points users toward inmate and jail-record resources, including Winston County Sheriff's Office pages at winstonal.gov, the sheriff contact table at winstonal.gov, the Winston County Circuit Clerk at winston.alacourt.gov, and third-party research tools.

Rules for Use

• Do not use this site in a way that violates any law.
• Do not use information found through the site to stalk, threaten, harass, or intimidate anyone.
• Do not rely on site content for employment, housing, lending, insurance, licensing, or similar screening decisions.
• Do not try to gain unauthorized access to the site or its systems.
• Do not run bots, scrapers, or bulk collection tools against the site.
• Do not interfere with the site's availability or use by other visitors.

No Consumer Reports

This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It does not provide background checks, credit reports, consumer reports, or screening services. You agree not to use information from this site or linked partner tools for:

• Hiring, firing, promotion, or employment decisions.
• Tenant screening or housing eligibility decisions.
• Creditworthiness, lending, or insurance pricing decisions.
• Licensing, permits, benefits, or government-program eligibility.
• Any other purpose regulated by the FCRA.

Outside Links

The site links to sheriff, jail, court, corrections, federal, immigration, legal, and search-service websites. Those outside sites are not endorsed or controlled by this site, and their content, privacy practices, fees, data quality, and uptime are their own responsibility. Review their terms before using them.

No Warranties

The site is provided as is. No promise is made that:

• Information is accurate, complete, current, or available for every person.
• The site will always be available without interruption.
• The site will be free of errors, bugs, or security issues.
• Partner search results will be complete or correct.

Custody status, booking details, public records, and court dockets change often. Nothing on this website is an official statement from the Winston County Sheriff's Office, Winston County Jail, ADOC, Alacourt, BOP, ICE, or any other government office.

Liability Limits

To the fullest extent allowed by law, this site and its owners are not liable for damages that arise from using, being unable to use, or relying on the site or linked resources.

Indemnification

You agree to hold the site, its owners, and related parties harmless from claims, losses, damages, costs, and legal fees that arise from your use of the site or your violation of these terms.

Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, layout, and code on this site belong to Winston County Inmate Population or its content partners unless otherwise noted. Do not copy, distribute, modify, or republish them without written permission.

Changes to These Terms

These terms may be updated at any time. New terms take effect when they are posted on this page.

Access Limits

Access to the site may be limited, suspended, or blocked at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice.

Governing Law

These terms are governed by Alabama law. Disputes must be filed in courts located in Alabama, unless a controlling law requires a different venue. Alabama public-records access is addressed separately by Ala. Code Section 36-12-40 and official agency procedures.

Severability

If part of these terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms remain in effect. The invalid part should be adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable.

Questions

Questions about these terms can be routed through the Contacts page.