Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A query entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the terms and supplies its results. Shackelford County Court Docket does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain a message sent to us as needed to respond. It is kept within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Normal server and analytics functions can collect these technical details when a page loads:
- 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 placed on a device. They help measure aggregate use, such as popular pages and exit points. Analytics providers assist with that measurement. A browser can block cookies, although some functions may then work 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 Court-Record Data on File
Shackelford County Court Docket does not host, compile, maintain, or sell a database of court cases or personal case information. It provides general directions to the combined District and County Clerk, local courts, and re:SearchTX. Visitor data is not assembled into a third-party file or consumer report, and this site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy terms, retention periods, and disclosure practices govern information submitted there. Review the provider's policy before sending a query because this policy does not control the provider.
Links to Other Websites
Links to clerks, trial courts, statewide searches, legal-aid resources, and outside tools take a visitor to another operator's service. That operator's privacy policy then applies, so review it before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may track activity across sites to select ads. Such tracking occurs through their systems and policies.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Information may be available to these limited categories:
- 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 protect data under our control. No internet service is perfectly secure, however, and we cannot warrant that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The service is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from a person under 18. If such data was submitted, contact us so it can be reviewed and removed as required.
Your Data Rights
Applicable privacy and consumer-protection law may provide rights over personal data. The Texas Public Information Act and Texas Rules of Judicial Administration Rule 12 govern specified government or judicial records; they do not convert this private site into a court-record 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
We may revise this policy. A revised copy will appear here with its new effective date, so return to this section to review later changes.
Effective date: September 7, 2026