Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Information typed into a search tool is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies any result. We do not maintain a separate log of search terms entered through those tools.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, we retain the message so we can respond. The message remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by a legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, our systems may receive technical visit information:
- IP address associated with the device
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- Referring site, if one is supplied
- Page-view timestamps
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device that help measure how visitors use the site. Analytics services help us review aggregated traffic, popular pages, and navigation patterns. A browser can be set to block cookies, although some site features may then behave differently.
What We Do With This Data
Technical and message information may be used to operate and improve the site:
- Maintain availability and page performance
- Route a search query to the relevant partner service
- Understand which pages visitors use
- Identify and address technical problems
- Display advertising that may be based on interests
No Court-Record Data on File
We do not host, compile, maintain, or sell a database of Pontotoc County case files, court dockets, or personal court-record information. The site provides general directions to the Circuit Clerk, Chancery Clerk, Justice Court Clerk, municipal clerks, and available electronic systems. Court records held by public custodians are subject to the Mississippi Public Records Act and applicable Mississippi court access rules, not to this website's privacy policy. We are not a consumer reporting agency, and visitor data is not assembled into consumer reports about third parties.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes on this site. Information entered into those tools is handled under the provider's own privacy policy and practices. We do not control a provider's retention, sharing, charges, or result delivery. Review that provider's terms before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
This site links to clerk pages, Mississippi court portals, public-record sources, legal-aid resources, and outside search services. Once a visitor follows a link away from this website, the destination site's policy controls the visit and any information supplied there.
Advertising partners may track activity across websites for advertising purposes. That activity is performed through their systems rather than ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Information may be available to:
- Search partners that process a submitted query
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Advertising networks that place advertisements
- Government or law-enforcement bodies when required by a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
We use customary safeguards intended to protect collected information. Internet transmission and storage cannot be made completely risk-free, so we cannot guarantee that a security incident will never occur.
Users Under 18
This website is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18. If we learn that a minor has provided information, we will remove it as appropriate.
Your Data Rights
Applicable law may provide additional rights concerning personal information. At a minimum, a visitor may ask for a copy of information held about that visitor, request correction of inaccurate information, ask for deletion, or opt out of certain processing where the law provides that choice. The Mississippi Public Records Act governs requests for appropriate records held by public bodies and does not make this private website a court-record custodian.
- Request a copy of personal information held about you
- Ask that incorrect information be corrected
- Request deletion of personal information
- Opt out of certain data processing where available
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy. A revised version takes effect when posted on this page, so review it periodically for changes in our data practices.
Effective date: August 28, 2026