Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When you type a name, a case number, or a date of birth into a search tool on this site, that entry passes straight to the third-party company that runs the search. The provider processes the query and returns the results. We do not keep or log the search terms you enter.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you send us an email, we retain the message so that we can write back. Your message stays with our team. We do not pass it to anyone outside our organization unless a legal obligation requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each time a page here loads, our servers record a few technical details about the visit:
- The browser you are using and its version
- The IP address assigned to your device
- The pages you visited and how long each one stayed open
- Your device type and operating system
- Timestamps for every page view
- The site that referred you, if one did
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies, the small files stored on your device that show us how visitors move through the site, which pages draw the most traffic, and where readers tend to stop. Analytics services help us combine that traffic into totals. You can block cookies in your browser at any time, though some parts of the site may behave differently when you do.
What We Do With This Data
We use visitor data for a short list of purposes:
- Sending your search request to the right partner service
- Keeping the site online and loading quickly
- Working out which pages readers find useful and which need work
- Showing advertising that may relate to your interests
- Finding and fixing technical problems
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, compile, maintain, or sell any database of warrants or personal warrant records. We publish general guidance about where Martin County warrant records live and how to check them through the Martin County Sheriff's Office, the District Court, and the state case search. Minnesota treats most government data as public under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. chapter 13, but that law governs the agencies holding the records, not this site. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing we collect about visitors is assembled into consumer reports or files about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes on this site belong to outside companies. Whatever you enter into one of those tools is handled under that partner's own privacy policy rather than this one. Those partners decide how long they keep data and with whom they share it, and we do not control those choices. Read the partner's policy before you submit a search.
Links to Other Websites
We link throughout the site to sheriff's office pages, court portals, the state case search, legal aid organizations, and third-party search tools. Following any of those links takes you off this site, and the privacy policy of the site you land on governs that visit. Minnesota court records carry their own access limits under the Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch, so read the receiving site's terms before you share personal details.
Some advertising partners may follow your activity from site to site in order to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. A few categories of recipients may see some information:
- Analytics services that measure traffic and performance
- Search partners that handle the queries you run here
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure
- Ad networks that place advertising on our pages
How We Protect Your Data
We follow standard security practices to protect the data we collect. Nothing connected to the internet is completely safe, however. We work to keep your information secure, but we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This site is written for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has shared data with us, contact us and we will remove it promptly.
Your Data Rights
Where you live can shape the rights you hold over your personal data. The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. chapter 13, governs how state agencies and political subdivisions handle government data, and the Minnesota Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch set separate limits on court files. At a minimum, you can ask us to:
- Correct information that is wrong
- Give you a copy of what we hold about you
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing
- Erase your data
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this privacy policy later. When we do, the new version appears on this page with a new effective date. Check back if you want to track how we handle information.
Effective date: September 15, 2026