Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or number entered in a page search tool is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query under its own terms. We do not maintain a court-record database or log the query text as a site record.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If a visitor sends a message, we retain the message and its contact details for a response. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our hosting and analytics services can receive the normal technical information that accompanies a page request:
- IP address
- Browser version and device type
- Operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on pages
- Referring site, when one is supplied
- Page-view timestamps
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files that can help measure aggregate traffic and page performance. Browser settings can limit or block cookies, although some page functions can work differently when that setting is used.
What We Do With This Data
Technical and contact data is used to operate and improve the service, respond to a message, send a search request to the outside provider selected by a visitor, diagnose technical problems, and support advertising that may be interest-based.
No Court-Record Data on File
This private resource does not host, compile, sell, or maintain a database of Buncombe County case files, Case Summaries, hearings, or personal court information. It identifies official sources such as the Buncombe County Clerk of Superior Court and North Carolina eCourts Portal. It is not a consumer reporting agency and does not assemble visitor data into reports about other people.
North Carolina’s court-record access rules are separate from this privacy policy. G.S. 7A-109 describes Clerk-maintained court records, and G.S. 132-1 addresses public records and copy costs. Those laws do not make this site the custodian of a Buncombe court case.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes that may appear on content pages. Information entered into their tools is governed by their own privacy practices, retention decisions, and sharing policies. Review those policies before submitting a query because we do not control the partner’s systems.
Links to Other Websites
Links to the Buncombe Clerk, North Carolina courts, the eCourts Portal, and other sources take a visitor to another service. That service’s privacy policy applies after the visitor leaves this site. Advertising providers may also use their own systems to measure activity across sites.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. A limited set of information can be processed by search partners for a submitted query, analytics services used for traffic measurement, advertising networks that serve ads, or government and law-enforcement bodies responding to a valid legal requirement.
How We Protect Your Data
We use customary operational safeguards for data we collect. Internet systems cannot promise complete security, and no measure can guarantee that a breach or interruption will never occur.
Users Under 18
This service is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If such information is identified, it will be removed as appropriate.
Your Data Rights
A visitor may ask for a copy of personal information held by us, request a correction, ask for deletion where applicable, or ask to opt out of certain processing. North Carolina court-access statutes, including G.S. 7A-109 and G.S. 132-1, govern court-record custody and inspection rather than private-site visitor data. A court-file request should go to the Buncombe County Clerk of Superior Court.
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy as operations change. A revised version will appear on this page with an updated effective date.
Effective date: August 31, 2026