Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A query entered in a search box is sent directly to the outside company operating that tool. The provider processes the terms and supplies its results. We do not keep a separate log of the names, case numbers, or other query text entered there.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or contact message may be retained long enough to answer and maintain the exchange. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal duty.
Data We Gather Automatically
Routine server records can collect technical details when a visitor loads a page:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files that can help measure visits, popular pages, and navigation patterns. Analytics vendors may combine those measurements into traffic reports. A browser can block or remove cookies, though some features may then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Court-Record Data on File
We do not host, sell, or maintain a database of Hot Spring County court dockets or personal case information. The content identifies public Arkansas sources, including Search ARCourts, the Hot Spring County Circuit Clerk, and District Court clerks. Visitor data is not assembled into a third-party case record or consumer report. This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the embedded search tools. Their privacy terms, retention periods, and sharing rules apply to information submitted through those tools. Review the selected provider's policy before running a query because we do not control its processing.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Arkansas courts, clerk offices, official case portals, legal resources, or commercial search services. Once a visitor follows an external link, the destination's privacy policy applies. Read it before supplying personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads. Their tracking is governed by their policies.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be received by:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable technical and organizational safeguards are used for collected data. No internet service can promise perfect security, so unauthorized access can never be ruled out completely.
Users Under 18
The service is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under eighteen. A verified report of such data will be addressed and the material deleted where appropriate.
Your Data Rights
Applicable privacy and consumer-protection laws may provide rights based on a visitor's location. Arkansas Freedom of Information Act section 25-19-105 concerns records held by public custodians; it does not turn visitor data held by this private website into a Hot Spring County court record. Subject to applicable law, a visitor may:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as services or legal requirements change. A revised version will appear here with its new effective date.
Effective date: August 14, 2026