Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Text entered into a search widget is sent to the third-party provider that operates that widget. This site does not maintain a separate database of those searches.
Messages and Contact Submissions
Messages sent to the site may be retained to respond, maintain the correspondence, or meet a legal obligation. They are not a request channel for the Polk County Clerk or the North Carolina Judicial Branch.
Data We Gather Automatically
Like most websites, the hosting and service providers may receive technical visit information, such as device and browser type, IP address, pages requested, referrer, and time of access.
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies or similar tools may help measure traffic, performance, and how visitors move through the site. Browser settings may limit cookies, although some site features may then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
Technical and communication information may be used to operate, protect, improve, and understand the reference resource; to transmit a requested query to the applicable outside service; and to meet legal requirements.
No Court-Record Data on File
Polk County Court Docket does not host, compile, sell, or maintain official Polk County case files, dockets, hearing calendars, or consumer reports. Official county case records are held by the Polk County Clerk of Superior Court. North Carolina G.S. 7A-109 governs the clerk's recordkeeping and inspection role, and G.S. 132-6 addresses public-record inspection and copies.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside search providers operate the widgets that appear on selected pages. Information submitted to one of those tools is controlled by that provider's privacy practices, terms, retention decisions, and security measures. Review the provider's policy before submitting information.
Links to Other Websites
Official court, clerk, Portal, and other resource links take visitors to separate services. Those services use their own privacy terms. This policy does not control their content, data handling, availability, or cookies.
Who Might See Your Data
Information may be processed by hosting, analytics, widget, advertising, or communications providers that help operate the site, and may be disclosed where law requires. The site does not sell personal data as a consumer-record product.
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used for information handled by the site. No online system can promise absolute security, so users should avoid sending sensitive case or personal details through nonofficial channels.
Users Under 18
The site is not directed to children. If a person believes a minor has submitted personal information to the site, that person may request review through the contact channel.
Your Data Rights
Questions about information held by this private site may be sent through the contact channel. Court-record access is separate: North Carolina's court-record and public-record rules, including G.S. 7A-109, G.S. 132-6, and G.S. 132-6.1, govern access to the applicable public court materials through the official custodian.
Updates to This Policy
The policy may be revised as site practices change. The current version is the version displayed on this page.
Effective date: August 31, 2026