Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When you enter a name or date of birth into a search box, the query is sent to the outside provider operating that tool. That provider processes the request and returns results under its own practices. This site does not store or log search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, we retain the message so we can respond. We do not share it outside our organization unless a legal obligation requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, our servers may receive technical details about the visit, including:
- 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
This site uses cookies, small files stored on a device, to understand broad usage patterns such as page visits and navigation. Analytics services help aggregate traffic information. Browser settings can block cookies, although some parts of the site may then behave differently.
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
This site does not host, maintain, compile, or sell a warrant database or individual warrant records. It provides general information about Mathews County's courts, sheriff, and public case tools. It is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information collected here is not assembled into consumer reports or records about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes on this site are powered by outside companies. Anything you enter into those tools is processed under the partner's own privacy policy, not this one. Those partners set their own data-retention and sharing practices, and we do not control them. Review the partner's policy before submitting a search.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Mathews County Sheriff's Office, Virginia courts, county records portals, legal resources, or third-party search tools. When you leave this site, the destination's privacy policy governs your visit. Review it before sharing personal information.
Certain advertising partners may track your activity across sites to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Some information may end up with:
- 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
We follow standard security practices to safeguard the data we collect. But nothing connected to the internet is bulletproof. We do what we can to keep your information secure, though we cannot promise a breach will never happen.
Users Under 18
This site is meant for adults. We do not knowingly gather personal information from anyone under 18. If you think a minor has shared data with us, reach out and we'll delete it right away.
Your Data Rights
Virginia's Consumer Data Protection Act, Code of Virginia §§ 59.1-575 through 59.1-585, gives specified rights when a controller and its processing fall within the law's coverage and no exemption applies. Coverage depends on statutory thresholds and other conditions; this policy does not claim that every visitor or every type of information is covered. Virginia's Freedom of Information Act governs access to records held by public agencies, not visitor information held by this private website. Where applicable, rights may include:
- 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
We may change this privacy policy down the road. When we do, the updated version goes up on this page with a new effective date. Check back if you want to keep tabs on how we handle your information.
Effective date: September 24, 2026