Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or case number entered into a search box is sent directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not retain or record those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or other direct message may be kept long enough to answer and manage the exchange. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Routine server logs collect certain technical details whenever a visitor loads a page:
- Your device's assigned IP address
- Browser name and version
- Operating system and device category
- Viewed pages and approximate visit duration
- Referring website, when available
- Date and time associated with each page request
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files used to understand traffic patterns, including popular pages and common exit points. Analytics providers help combine that usage information. Visitors may block cookies through browser controls, although some functions may then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating the website and improving load performance
- Routing submitted queries to the selected search provider
- Measuring which resources visitors use
- Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Court-Record Data on File
No database of Columbia County dockets or personal case-record data is hosted, compiled, maintained, or sold here. The site explains how to reach the Columbia County Clerk, Superior Court, District Court, and Washington court-search systems that hold or index official information. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party profiles.
Third-Party Search Partners
Independent companies supply the search boxes. Information submitted to a box is governed by that company's privacy policy. We do not control a partner's retention, disclosure, or processing choices, so review its terms before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Columbia County Clerk, Superior Court, statewide case tools, legal-aid resources, or commercial search services. The destination's own privacy policy applies after leaving this website. Review it before providing personal information.
Advertising companies may use their systems to follow activity across websites for targeted advertising. We do not operate that tracking technology.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold. It may be disclosed to:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for collected information. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, however, and we cannot promise that a breach 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 such information is identified, we will remove it after receiving notice.
Your Data Rights
Rights may vary with a visitor's location and applicable privacy or consumer-protection law. Washington GR 31 governs access to court records, not the visitor data held by this private website. At a minimum, you may:
- Request access to personal information held about you
- Ask that inaccurate information be corrected
- Seek deletion of your personal data
- Object to or opt out of certain processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A changed version will be posted here with a new effective date, so visitors should review it from time to time.
Effective date: September 7, 2026