Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or case number entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the request and supplies its results. Lincoln County Court Docket does not retain or record those query terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained for the time needed to answer it and maintain related correspondence. Its contents remain within the organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Ordinary server and analytics logs can collect these technical details when a page loads:
- Page-view dates and times
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Internet Protocol address
- Visited pages and approximate time spent
- A referring website, when one is reported
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They help measure aggregate use, such as popular pages and common exit points. Analytics providers assist with compiling those measurements. Browser controls can reject or remove cookies, although disabling them may alter how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
- Operating the site and improving load performance
- Routing a query to the selected search provider
- Measuring which resources visitors use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Court-Record Data on File
Lincoln County Court Docket neither hosts nor sells a database of case records, docket entries, or personal court information. Its content identifies where Lincoln County records are kept and how the Circuit Clerk, Magistrate Clerk, trial courts, and West Virginia search systems provide access. The service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor information is never compiled into a consumer report or a record about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Information submitted there is governed by the selected provider's privacy policy rather than this policy. Each provider controls its own retention and disclosure practices. Review those terms before sending a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links can lead to Lincoln County clerk resources, West Virginia court portals, legal-aid organizations, and independent search services. Once a visitor follows one, the destination's privacy policy controls. Review it before providing personal information.
Some advertising providers may measure activity across multiple sites to select ads. That processing occurs through the provider's systems.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold. It may be disclosed only to these categories of recipients:
- Analytics vendors that measure use and performance
- Search providers receiving a query submitted to their tool
- Advertising networks serving content on the pages
- A government body or law-enforcement agency acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security measures are used to protect collected information. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, so unauthorized access or a data breach cannot be ruled out.
Users Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. Notice that a minor supplied information will prompt its deletion.
Your Data Rights
Rights over personal data vary by location and by the law that applies. The West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W.Va. Code Chapter 29B, governs qualifying requests to public bodies; it does not turn this private site into a court-record custodian. Subject to applicable privacy and consumer-protection law, you may ask to:
- Obtain a copy of personal information held about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Seek deletion where the governing law allows it
- Decline certain forms of processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A new version becomes available here with an updated effective date, so visitors should review it periodically.
Effective date: September 7, 2026