Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
If a visitor enters a name or case number into a search box, the query is sent to the outside provider operating that box. The provider processes the request and returns its own result. Clayton County Court Docket does not keep a separate log of the search terms entered through that tool.
Messages and Contact Submissions
A message sent to the site is retained as needed to read and answer it. It remains with the people handling site operations unless disclosure is required by a valid legal duty.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, ordinary server and analytics systems may record technical details about the visit, such as:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files that can help measure page use, traffic flow, and broad performance trends. Analytics services may aggregate that information. Browser controls can block or clear cookies, although some site features may respond differently after that choice.
What We Do With This Data
- Maintain site operation, speed, and reliability
- Route a query to the provider that operates a search tool
- Learn which pages are useful and where content needs work
- Find and correct technical faults
- Support advertising and related site operations
No Court-Record Data on File
This site does not host, maintain, compile, or sell a database of Clayton County dockets or personal case files. It provides general directions to the clerks, courts, and official search systems that hold those records. It is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes shown on some pages. Information entered there is handled under the provider's privacy terms rather than this policy. Each provider sets its own retention and sharing practices, so review that provider's notice before sending a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links lead to clerk pages, court portals, Georgia access directories, and outside search tools. Once a link is followed, the destination's privacy policy controls the visit. Check its terms before providing personal details.
Advertising partners may also measure activity across different sites for ad delivery. That tracking is performed on their systems and is subject to their disclosures.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold by this site. Limited information may be handled by:
- Search providers that process a query submitted through their tool
- Analytics services that measure traffic and page performance
- Advertising networks that place or measure ads
- A government body when a valid legal process requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security practices are used for the information handled by the site. Internet systems are never risk-free, however, and no promise can be made that an incident will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has sent information, a request to remove it can be made through the contact route.
Your Data Rights
Georgia's Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. ยงยง50-18-70 through 50-18-72, governs requests to many public custodians, including questions about public records held by county offices. It does not turn this private reference site into a court-record custodian or create a general private-site data right. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Ask what visitor information is held by the site
- Request correction of information that is inaccurate
- Ask that information be deleted when retention is not required
- Withdraw from optional data uses where a provider offers that choice
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as site practices change. The revised text will be posted here with a new date, and continued use after posting means the updated terms apply.
Effective date: August 21, 2026