Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Anything typed into a search box on this site goes directly to the outside provider that runs that tool. The provider handles the query and returns the results. This site does not keep or log the names or dates of birth entered into those boxes.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email sent to this site is kept so that it can be answered. Those messages stay with the people who run the site and are not shared outside the organization unless the law requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Servers record basic technical details each time a page loads:
- The IP address assigned to the device
- The browser name and version
- The device type and operating system
- Which pages were viewed and how long each one stayed open
- The referring site, when there is one
- A timestamp for every page view
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies, which are small files placed on a device to show how visitors move through the pages, which pages get the most traffic, and where readers stop. Analytics services aggregate that traffic information. A browser can be set to block cookies, though some parts of the site may then behave differently.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site online, stable, and quick to load
- Passing search requests to the correct partner service
- Learning which pages help readers and which need work
- Finding and fixing technical problems
- Serving advertising that may match a visitor's interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, build, maintain, or sell any database of warrants or personal warrant records. It publishes general guidance about where Worcester County court records are held and how to reach the Sheriff's Office, the Circuit Court Clerk, and the two District Court locations that keep them. This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing collected about visitors is assembled into consumer reports or files about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes on this site are operated by outside companies. Whatever is entered into one of those tools is handled under that company's privacy policy rather than this one. Those partners decide how long they keep data and with whom they share it, and this site does not control those choices. Read the partner's policy before submitting a search.
Links to Other Websites
Pages here link to Sheriff's Office pages, Maryland court portals, town websites, and legal aid resources. Following one of those links leaves this site, and the policy of the destination governs from that point. Read it before sharing personal details.
Some advertising partners track activity across websites to place targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not on this one.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Certain information may reach:
- Search partners that process queries run from this site
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place advertising on these pages
- Law enforcement or government offices when a valid legal order requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
Standard security practices are used to protect the information this site collects. No internet service can promise perfect safety, and no site can guarantee that a breach will never occur. The measures here are reasonable rather than absolute.
Users Under 18
This site is written for adults. Personal information is not knowingly collected from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor has shared information can ask that it be deleted.
Your Data Rights
The Maryland Public Information Act, in the General Provisions Article, Title 4, governs public access to records held by state and local government agencies, not to a private website. Requests about the limited data this site holds can still be sent to the contact address in the footer, and a visitor may:
- Ask what information this site holds about them
- Ask for incorrect information to be corrected
- Ask for their data to be erased
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing
Updates to This Policy
This privacy policy may change. When it does, the new version appears on this page with a revised effective date. Readers who want to follow how their information is handled can check back here.
Effective date: September 15, 2026