Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A query entered in a third-party search widget is processed by that provider under its own policy. We do not present that query as a Franklin County court record or maintain it as a case-file database.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If a visitor contacts us, we retain the message as needed to respond or meet a legal obligation.
Data We Gather Automatically
Like most sites, we and service providers may receive technical visit data such as IP address, browser and device details, referring page, pages viewed, timestamps, and general usage signals.
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies and analytics tools may help measure performance and navigation. Browser settings can limit cookies, although some functions may behave differently.
What We Do With This Data
Technical and contact information may be used to operate the service, respond to a message, improve reliability, measure page use, protect against misuse, and support advertising or partner functionality where applicable.
No Court-Record Data on File
Franklin County Court Docket does not host, compile, sell, or maintain a database of court dockets or personal case files. The Clerk of Superior Court is the Franklin County custodian for court files, dockets, and indexes. Portal results are public case information, not data held by this site.
Third-Party Search Partners
Third-party providers may process information submitted to their tools. Their collection, retention, security, and sharing rules are their own. Review a provider’s policy before submitting information.
Links to Other Websites
Official Judicial Branch, clerk, Portal, and other outbound links lead to independently operated sites. Their privacy notices govern after a visitor leaves this site. Advertising technology may also operate under the provider’s separate policy.
Who Might See Your Data
Information may be available to service providers that support hosting, analytics, advertising, or a query a visitor submits, and to authorities when a valid legal process requires disclosure. We do not sell personal data as a standalone product.
How We Protect Your Data
We use reasonable administrative and technical practices suited to a reference website. No internet transmission or storage method can be guaranteed completely secure.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. Contact us if you believe a child provided information directly to us.
Your Data Rights
Visitors may request access, correction, deletion, or information about applicable processing where law requires. North Carolina court-record access is governed separately by G.S. 7A-109 and G.S. 132-6. Those laws do not make this private website the custodian of a Franklin County case file.
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy as site practices change. The revised version applies when it is posted here.
Effective date: August 31, 2026