Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or case number entered in a search tool is transmitted to the outside company operating that feature. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Vanderburgh County Court Docket does not retain or record those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained as needed to answer it. The message is kept within the site team and is not disclosed outside the organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page can automatically provide limited technical details about the visit:
- Your device’s assigned IP address
- Browser name and software version
- Operating system and device category
- Pages opened and approximate visit duration
- Any referring website
- Date and time associated with a page request
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files used to understand broad traffic patterns, such as popular pages and common exit points. Analytics providers help combine that usage information. Browser controls can reject cookies, although disabling them may change how certain site functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating the site and maintaining page performance
- Passing a submitted query to the selected search provider
- Measuring which content is useful or needs revision
- Diagnosing faults and repairing technical problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect observed interests
No Court-Record Data on File
No database of dockets or personal case information is hosted, assembled, maintained, or sold here. The published material describes where Vanderburgh County records are kept and how the County Clerk, trial courts, and statewide search can be used. This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor information is never compiled into a consumer report or a file about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Independent companies supply the search boxes found on some pages. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and disclosure practices govern any submitted query. Those choices are outside this site’s control, so review the provider’s policy before entering information.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Clerk pages, court portals, MyCase, legal-aid resources, or commercial tools. Once a visitor follows an external link, the destination’s privacy rules apply. Review them before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to observe activity across websites for targeted advertising. That processing occurs under the provider’s controls.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold. Limited data may still be available to:
- A search provider receiving a query submitted to its tool
- Analytics vendors measuring traffic and performance
- Advertising networks serving material on the pages
- A government or law-enforcement authority acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security measures are used for information in this site’s control. No internet service can guarantee absolute protection, however, and this policy does not promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
This resource is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone younger than 18. If information from a minor is identified, a request may be made for its deletion.
Your Data Rights
The Indiana Access to Public Records Act, Indiana Code 5-14-3, governs access to public-agency records. Court access also depends on Indiana Rule 4, Rule 5, and Rule 9. None of those authorities converts visitor data held by this private site into a government or court record. For information maintained here, a user may:
- Request a copy of personal information held here
- 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 change. Any revision will be posted on this page with a replacement effective date, so users should review it periodically.
Effective date: August 23, 2026