Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Anything you type into a search tool on this site goes straight to the outside provider that runs that tool. The provider processes the query and returns the results. We do not log or keep the terms you enter.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you send us an email, we keep the message so we can write back, and it stays inside our team. We do not pass it to anyone outside the organization unless a legal obligation requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each time a page on this site loads, our servers record a few technical details about the visit:
- The browser you use, and its version
- The device type and operating system
- The IP address assigned to your device
- The pages you opened and how long each one stayed on screen
- Timestamps for those page views
- The site that referred you, when there is one
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies, which are small files stored on your device. They show us which pages draw traffic and where readers tend to leave. Analytics services help aggregate that information. You can block cookies in your browser settings at any time, though some parts of the site may behave differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
The data this site collects is used for a short list of purposes.
- Sending your query to the correct partner service
- Keeping pages loading quickly and the site online
- Learning which pages help readers and which need rewriting
- Finding and repairing technical problems
- Showing advertising that may relate to your interests
No Warrant Data on File
Nothing on this site is a database. We do not host, compile, maintain, or sell warrant records or personal case information. What we publish is general guidance about where Goodhue County warrant records sit and how to check them through the sheriff's office, the district court, and the state case search.
This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Nothing collected from visitors is turned into a consumer report or into a file about any third party.
Third-Party Search Partners
The search boxes here are run by outside companies. Whatever you enter 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 who they share it with, and we have no control over either. Read the partner's policy before you run a search.
Links to Other Websites
We link to sheriff's office pages, court pages, the state case search, legal aid organizations, and third-party search services. Following one of those links takes you off this site, and the destination's privacy policy then governs your visit. Read it before you share personal details.
Some advertising partners track activity across websites to target ads. That tracking happens on their systems rather than on ours.
Who Might See Your Data
This site does not sell personal data. A limited amount of information may reach:
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Search partners that handle the queries you run
- Ad networks that serve advertising on these pages
- Law enforcement or another government body when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard security practices to protect what we collect. No internet service can promise perfect safety, so we work to keep information secure without claiming that a breach could never happen.
Users Under 18
This site is written for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has sent us data, contact us and we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Minnesota's Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. § 13.03, governs how state and local agencies handle government data, and it presumes that data is public unless another law classifies it. This site is privately run, so that statute does not cover it. Other privacy and consumer-protection rules may apply depending on where you live. At a minimum you can:
- Ask to see a copy of what we hold about you
- Ask us to correct something that is wrong
- Ask us to delete your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may change. When it does, the revised version appears on this page with a new effective date. Check back if you want to follow how visitor information is handled.
Effective date: September 15, 2026