Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Text entered in a search tool is sent to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the request under its own policy. Fayette County Court Docket does not keep a local log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If a visitor sends an email, the message may be retained long enough to respond and maintain the related correspondence. It is not shared beyond the organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Data We Gather Automatically
Ordinary server and analytics records may collect technical details when a page loads:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device and operating-system type
- Pages viewed and time spent
- Referring website, when available
- Date and time of each request
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies and analytics tools help measure traffic, page use, and technical performance. A browser can reject or remove cookies, although some functions may then behave differently.
What We Do With This Data
Collected technical data may be used to operate and secure the site, route a search request to the selected provider, diagnose errors, understand which pages are useful, improve performance, and display advertising.
No Court-Record Data on File
This website does not host, compile, maintain, or sell Fayette County court dockets or personal case-record databases. It publishes general instructions about official Alabama sources. Visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports. Alabama Code section 36-12-40 and Alabama Rule of Judicial Administration 30 govern access through official custodians, not records held here.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies supply the search boxes that appear on content pages. Their privacy terms, retention practices, prices, and results are separate from this policy. Review the provider's terms before submitting information.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Circuit Clerk of Fayette County, Alabama court services, municipal offices, federal courts, or independent providers. Once a visitor leaves this domain, the destination's privacy policy controls. Advertising providers may also use their own systems to measure activity across websites.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be handled by search providers that receive a submitted query, analytics and hosting services, advertising networks, or a government body acting under a valid legal demand.
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable operational and technical measures are used to protect collected information. No internet system can promise absolute security, so protection against every breach or loss cannot be guaranteed.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly seek personal information from anyone under 18. Information identified as belonging to a minor may be removed when a valid request is received.
Your Data Rights
Rights vary by residence and applicable privacy or consumer-protection law. A person may be entitled to ask what information is held, request correction or deletion, or object to certain processing. Alabama's public-record access provisions, including Alabama Code section 36-12-40, do not turn this private site into the custodian of Fayette County court records.
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal requirements change. The revised text and effective date will appear here.
Effective date: August 13, 2026