Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Text entered in a search tool is sent to the outside provider that operates it. The provider processes the request under its own privacy terms. Dearborn County Court Docket does not retain those search terms in its own case-record database.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If a visitor sends a direct message, it may be retained long enough to respond and manage the correspondence. It is not shared outside the organization unless required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Routine server and analytics logs may record an IP address, browser and device details, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, visit length, and timestamps. These technical records help operate and secure the website.
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies and analytics services can measure traffic and site use. Browser controls may block or remove cookies, although some features may then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
Collected data may be used to maintain performance, route a requested search to a partner, diagnose faults, understand which pages are useful, secure the service, and display advertising. It is not used to create an official Dearborn County case record.
No Court-Record Data on File
Dearborn County Court Docket does not host, compile, sell, or maintain the Indiana judiciary’s court-record database. It publishes general access information and links to official custodians. Visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power search boxes. Their privacy, retention, sharing, pricing, and result practices apply once a query is submitted. Review those terms before using a partner service.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Indiana courts, Dearborn County offices, legal resources, or outside services. The destination’s policy governs activity after leaving this website. Advertising firms may also conduct tracking on their own systems.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited data may be available to service providers that run analytics, advertising, hosting, or a user-selected search, and to authorities acting under a valid legal demand.
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used. No internet service can promise absolute security, continuous availability, or protection from every breach.
Users Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly solicit personal data from minors. A verified request concerning information submitted by a minor will be addressed as required by law.
Your Data Rights
Applicable Indiana consumer-protection law and other governing privacy law may provide rights to request access, correction, deletion, or limits on certain processing. Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act, Indiana Code 5-14-3, governs public-agency records and does not turn this private website into a court-record custodian.
Updates to This Policy
Revisions take effect when the updated policy is posted. The effective date will be changed when the terms are materially revised.
Effective date: August 23, 2026