Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A query entered in a search tool is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the submitted name, case number, or other terms and supplies its results. Calhoun County Court Docket does not keep or log those query terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or contact message may be retained long enough to review and answer it. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law or is reasonably necessary to respond to the request.
Data We Gather Automatically
Ordinary server and analytics logs may collect technical facts when a visitor opens a page, including:
- The device's internet protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Operating system and general device category
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- A referring website, when one is supplied
- The date and time of each request
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They and analytics services help measure traffic, popular pages, and site performance in aggregate. A browser can reject or remove cookies, although disabling them may change how some site functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
Collected information may be used for these operating purposes:
- Maintaining reliable and responsive pages
- Routing a submitted query to the selected search provider
- Understanding which resources visitors use
- Diagnosing faults, abuse, and security problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Court-Record Data on File
Calhoun County Court Docket does not host, compile, maintain, or sell a database of official case records or personal docket information. It provides reference material about records kept by the Calhoun County Circuit Clerk for the Circuit Court and District Court, along with separate Municipal Court channels and Alabama search services. Visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report, and this private website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Information submitted through a search box is governed by that provider's privacy terms, retention rules, and sharing practices. Calhoun County Court Docket does not control those practices. Visitors should review the provider's policy before entering a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Calhoun County Circuit Clerk, Alabama trial-court services, legal resources, and outside search providers. Once a visitor follows an external link, the destination's privacy policy applies. Review it before submitting personal information.
Advertising services may use their own technology to measure activity across websites and select ads. That processing occurs under the advertising provider's rules.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold. Limited data may be available to:
- Search providers that process a submitted query
- Analytics vendors that measure visits and performance
- Advertising networks that deliver advertisements
- Government or law-enforcement authorities responding to valid legal process
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used for information under the site's control. No internet transmission, storage system, or security measure is guaranteed to prevent every breach. Absolute security therefore cannot be promised.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly seek personal information from anyone younger than 18. A message identifying information submitted by a minor may be used to request its deletion.
Your Data Rights
Rights concerning website visitor data depend on the law that applies to the visitor and the processing at issue. Alabama's public-record inspection law, Ala. Code ยง 36-12-40, concerns public writings and does not create a general consumer privacy right against this private website. The Alabama Rules of Court-Record Privacy and Confidentiality and Rule 33 govern official judicial records and access, not ordinary visitor analytics. Where applicable law provides a right, a visitor may ask to:
- Receive a copy of personal information held about that visitor
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Delete information when the law requires deletion
- Object to or opt out of processing when that choice is legally available
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices, services, or legal requirements change. A revised version will appear here with its new effective date.
Effective date: August 13, 2026