Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Information entered in a search box, such as a name or date of birth, is sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its response. Marengo County Warrant Records does not retain or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or other direct message may be kept long enough to answer and maintain the correspondence. It remains within the operating team unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, servers may automatically receive routine technical and usage details, including:
- Page-view dates and times
- The referring website, when one is available
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages opened and approximate time spent on them
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device to support site functions and show broad usage patterns, such as popular pages or common exit points. Analytics providers may combine that traffic information. A browser can block cookies, though doing so may change how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
Collected information supports site operation and may be used for these purposes:
- Routing a submitted search to the selected partner
- Diagnosing errors and other technical faults
- Operating, maintaining, and improving page performance
- Measuring which resources are useful to visitors
- Selecting advertisements that may reflect visitor interests
No Warrant Data on File
Marengo County Warrant Records does not host, maintain, compile, or sell a warrant database or personal warrant files. It publishes general directions to the Marengo County Circuit Clerk, issuing courts, police departments, sheriff, and relevant Alabama court services. It is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports or files about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Data submitted to a partner is governed by that company's privacy policy rather than this policy. Each partner controls its own retention, processing, and disclosure practices. Review those terms before entering personal information.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Marengo County Sheriff, Alabama court resources, municipal portals, legal resources, or partner services. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's own privacy policy controls. Review it before providing personal details.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. Their technology and privacy practices are outside our control.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Advertising networks that supply ads
- Search partners processing a query submitted to their tool
- Analytics providers measuring traffic and performance
- Government or law-enforcement bodies when disclosure is compelled by a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security measures are used to protect collected information. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, however, so loss, misuse, or unauthorized access cannot be ruled out.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If information from a minor is identified, a deletion request may be made through the contact route.
Your Data Rights
Applicable privacy and consumer-protection laws may provide rights over personal information. Alabama public-records law, Code of Alabama ยงยง36-12-40 through 36-12-47, governs access to government public records and does not turn this private website into a public custodian. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Request access to personal information held about them
- Ask for inaccurate personal information to be corrected
- Object to or opt out of certain processing where the law permits
- Seek deletion of personal information where applicable
Updates to This Policy
This privacy policy may be revised as practices or legal requirements change. The revised text and its new effective date will be posted here.
Effective date: September 9, 2026