Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or case number entered in a search tool is transmitted directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep a local log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain a message sent directly to us as needed to respond. 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 page loads:
- Page-view dates and times
- The pages opened and time spent on them
- Device type and operating system
- Browser name and version
- Internet Protocol address
- A referring website, when available
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that help measure visits, popular pages, and exit points. Analytics providers combine that traffic information for reporting. Browser controls can reject cookies, although disabling them may change how some functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating, maintaining, and improving performance
- Routing a query to the selected search provider
- Measuring which information visitors use
- Diagnosing errors and service problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect user interests
No Court-Record Data on File
Panola County Court Docket does not host, compile, maintain, or sell a database of case records or personal court information. It identifies official routes such as Panola Odyssey, re:SearchTX, the 123rd Judicial District Court, and the appropriate clerk. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA, and visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. A query submitted there is governed by that provider's privacy terms, retention rules, and sharing practices rather than this policy. Review those terms before sending information because we do not control them.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Panola County clerks, Texas courts, Odyssey, re:SearchTX, eFileTexas, legal resources, or outside search services. Once a user leaves this domain, the destination's privacy policy controls the visit.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites and select interest-based ads.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be disclosed to:
- Providers processing a submitted search query
- Analytics vendors measuring use and performance
- Advertising networks serving page ads
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security measures are used to protect collected information. No internet system is completely secure, so we cannot warrant that unauthorized access or a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If we learn that a minor supplied such data, we will delete it promptly.
Your Data Rights
Rights can vary with a user's place of residence and applicable privacy or consumer law. Texas court-record access rules do not govern data held by this private site. Court case files are controlled by court rules, statutes, and orders; Rule of Judicial Administration 12 addresses judicial administrative records, while Texas Government Code Chapter 552 may apply to qualifying office administrative records. For data we hold, a user may:
- Request access to personal information we retain
- Ask that inaccurate information be corrected
- Request deletion where applicable law permits
- Object to certain processing where a legal right applies
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. A replacement version will be posted here with its new effective date, so users should review it periodically.
Effective date: September 7, 2026