Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Information typed into a search tool is sent to the third-party provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and returns any result under its own system. Sharkey County Court Docket does not store or log the terms entered into those tools.
Messages and Contact Submissions
When a person directly emails the site, the message may be retained to provide a response. It is kept within the organization unless disclosure is required by a legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Server and service logs can collect technical details as pages load. The information can include:
- IP address assigned to the device.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on them.
- Referring site, if one is supplied.
- Timestamp of a page view.
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device that help measure site use. Analytics services may aggregate that traffic information. Browser settings can block cookies, though some site behavior may change as a result.
What We Do With This Data
Technical and limited direct-contact information may be used to operate the site and improve its service. Uses can include:
- Maintaining availability and page performance.
- Sending a submitted query to the selected partner service.
- Reviewing aggregate traffic and page use.
- Diagnosing and resolving technical problems.
- Displaying advertising that may be based on visitor interests.
No Court-Record Data on File
Sharkey County Court Docket does not host, maintain, compile, or sell a database of court dockets or personal case-record information. It publishes general routing information for official record holders, including the clerk offices, courts, MEC, and PAMEC. The site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports or records about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes may be operated by outside providers. Information entered in those tools is governed by the provider’s own privacy policy, retention choices, and sharing practices. Those practices are outside this site’s control, so review the provider policy before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to clerk offices, court portals, MEC or PAMEC pages, legal-aid resources, and third-party search providers. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination site’s privacy rules apply. Review those rules before submitting personal details.
Advertising partners can track activity across websites for targeted advertising. That activity occurs on their systems rather than on the Sharkey County Court Docket system.
Who Might See Your Data
The site does not sell personal data. Limited information may be shared with:
- Search partners that process a submitted query.
- Analytics services used to measure traffic and performance.
- Advertising networks that place ads on the pages.
- Government or law-enforcement bodies responding to a valid legal order.
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices are used to protect information collected through the site. Internet-connected services cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur, so absolute security is not promised.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If a minor’s information is believed to have been submitted directly, the site may remove it when identified.
Your Data Rights
This policy does not assert an unverified Mississippi consumer-privacy statute. Mississippi Public Records Act sections 25-61-1 and 25-61-5 provide an administrative-record access baseline, while court files follow a separate judicial framework under section 9-1-38 and the PAMEC judicial policy. For information retained directly by this site, a visitor may ask for a copy, correction, deletion, or an opt-out of certain processing, subject to applicable law and operational needs.
- Request a copy of directly retained information.
- Ask that inaccurate directly retained information be corrected.
- Request deletion of directly retained information.
- Ask to opt out of certain data-processing activities.
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised when practices or legal requirements change. The current version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Effective date: August 28, 2026