Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name, case number, or other term entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Shelby County Court Docket does not retain or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or contact submission may be kept as long as needed to answer it. The message remains within the operating team unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Ordinary server and analytics logs may collect these technical details when a page loads:
- Page-view dates and times
- Your device's IP address
- Browser name and version
- Operating system and device category
- Visited pages and approximate time on them
- Any referring website
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files used to understand traffic patterns, popular pages, and points where visitors leave. Analytics vendors help combine that usage data. Browser controls can block cookies, although disabling them may change how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
- Delivering search requests to the selected partner
- Maintaining reliable and prompt page delivery
- Finding and correcting technical faults
- Measuring which resources visitors use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Court-Record Data on File
Shelby County Court Docket does not host, compile, maintain, or sell a database of court dockets or personal case-record data. It publishes routing information for records held by Shelby County trial courts, their clerks, and Tennessee appellate systems. The site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party case profiles.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies provide the search boxes. Their privacy terms, retention rules, and sharing practices govern information submitted to them. Review the provider's policy before running a query because this policy does not control that processing.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Shelby County clerks, Tennessee courts, legal-aid resources, or outside search tools. Once a visitor follows a link, the destination's privacy policy applies. Review it before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select interest-based ads.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Analytics vendors that measure traffic and performance
- Search providers that process a submitted query
- Advertising networks serving page ads
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security measures protect collected data, but no internet system can guarantee absolute security. A breach or unauthorized access cannot be ruled out.
Users Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Information identified as belonging to a minor may be requested for deletion.
Your Data Rights
Applicable Tennessee privacy and consumer-protection law may provide additional rights. Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 34 and the Tennessee Public Records Act govern official public records, but they do not make this private site a court-record custodian. Visitors may:
- Request access to personal data held about you
- Seek correction of inaccurate information
- Ask for deletion where applicable
- Object to certain forms of processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. A replacement version takes effect when posted here with its new date.
Effective date: September 7, 2026