Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name, case number, or other term submitted through a search tool is transmitted to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its results. Marshall County Court Docket does not retain or record those submitted search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
When you email us, the message may be kept as needed to answer it. We do not disclose that correspondence beyond our organization unless applicable law, legal process, or another binding duty requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
Standard technical information may be recorded when a visitor opens a page. That information can include:
- The date and time of each page request
- The pages opened and the length of a visit
- A device's assigned Internet Protocol address
- The operating system and general device category
- The browser name and version
- A referring website, when one is reported
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files saved on a device. We and our analytics services may use them to measure visits, identify commonly used pages, and understand where visitors leave the website. A browser can reject or remove cookies, although disabling them may change how some functions perform.
What We Do With This Data
Information collected through normal site operation may be used for these purposes:
- Diagnosing faults, abuse, and other technical problems
- Maintaining reliable and efficient page delivery
- Forwarding a requested search to the proper outside service
- Measuring which resources are useful and which need revision
- Displaying advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests
No Court-Record Data on File
Marshall County Court Docket does not operate, host, sell, or compile a database of court dockets or personal case records. It publishes reference information about records kept by the Circuit Clerk of Marshall County for Marshall County Circuit Court and District Court, along with links to Alabama court services. The website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports or case files about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies supply the search tools that may appear on the website. Their privacy terms, not this policy, control the information entered into their forms. Those providers decide how submitted data is retained, used, and disclosed. Review the applicable provider policy before sending a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Circuit Clerk of Marshall County, Alabama trial-court services, legal resources, or outside search providers. Once a visitor follows an external link, the destination's policy governs the visit. Its privacy terms should be read before personal information is supplied.
Advertising providers may also use their own technology to measure activity across websites and select ads. Such tracking is performed on their systems and is governed by their policies.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may be disclosed to:
- Advertising networks that deliver advertising on the website
- Analytics vendors that measure site traffic and operation
- Search providers that process a query a visitor chooses to submit
- Courts, law-enforcement bodies, or government authorities responding to valid legal process
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, commonly used safeguards are applied to information under our control. No online transmission or storage method is completely secure, however. We cannot warrant that unauthorized access, loss, or another security incident will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If we learn that a minor supplied personal information, we will take steps to remove it.
Your Data Rights
Rights concerning information held by a private website depend on the law that applies to the visitor and the data. A person may ask to:
- Receive a copy of personal information we retain about that person
- Correct personal information that is inaccurate
- Delete personal information where the governing law permits
- Decline certain processing where an applicable right exists
For clarity, the Alabama Rules of Court-Record Privacy and Confidentiality and Ala. Code ยง36-12-40 govern access to judicial and public records in Alabama. They do not by themselves create privacy rights in analytics data held by this private website. Requests for an official Marshall County case record must go to the Circuit Clerk or other court custodian.
Updates to This Policy
This privacy policy may be revised as the website, its services, or applicable requirements change. A revision becomes available on this page with a new effective date, so visitors should review the current version from time to time.
Effective date: August 13, 2026