Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name, birth date, or other query entered into a search tool is transmitted directly to the outside provider operating it. That provider processes the query and supplies its results; we do not retain or log those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain an email or contact submission as needed to answer it. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers automatically receive limited technical information when a visitor loads a page:
- 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 device files used to understand aggregate traffic, including popular pages and where visits end. Analytics services help compile those measurements. You may block cookies through browser controls, although doing so can change how parts of the site function.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Warrant Data on File
We do not host, maintain, compile, or sell a database of warrants or personal warrant records. Our content explains how to reach the Porter Circuit and Superior Courts, their unified Clerk's Office, the Porter County Sheriff's Office, and Indiana MyCase. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party dossiers.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power this site's search boxes. Their own privacy policies, retention periods, and disclosure practices govern information submitted to those tools. Review the applicable partner policy before entering a query because we do not control that processing.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Porter County Sheriff, court resources, Indiana MyCase, legal-aid organizations, or commercial search providers. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy terms apply. Read them before providing personal information.
Some advertising providers may use their own systems to follow activity across websites for interest-based advertising.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for information we collect. No internet-connected service is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such data, we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Applicable privacy or consumer-protection law may provide additional rights based on where you live. Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, Indiana Code 5-14-3, concerns access to records maintained by public agencies; it does not turn this private website into a government records custodian. Subject to applicable law, you may:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. An updated version and effective date will be posted here, so review this page periodically for changes.
Effective date: September 12, 2026