Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or case number entered into a search tool is sent to the third-party provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and returns its results. Wood County Court Docket does not maintain or log the terms entered into that provider’s tool.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you send an email, we retain the message as needed to respond or administer the correspondence. We do not disclose it outside the organization unless required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a site page loads, hosting and analytics systems can receive routine technical details, including:
- 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 placed on a device. They and aggregate analytics can help measure traffic and page performance. Browser settings may block cookies, although some functions could operate differently as a result.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating and securing the site
- Passing a search request to the selected partner service
- Assessing aggregate page use and performance
- Diagnosing technical problems
- Supporting advertising that may be relevant to an audience
No Court-Record Data on File
This site does not host, maintain, compile, or sell a database of Wood County dockets or personal case-record information. It gives general routing information for the Wood County Clerk of Courts and the separate court custodians. Ohio has no single statewide public trial-court docket portal. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data are not assembled into consumer reports about third parties.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Their privacy policies, retention periods, and sharing practices govern data entered into their tools. Review a provider’s policy before submitting a query because we do not control that processing.
Links to Other Websites
The site links to clerk pages, court portals, court-designated vendors, and other outside resources. Once you leave this domain, the other operator’s privacy policy applies. Review it before providing personal information.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to measure activity across sites or serve ads. That activity is governed by their policies, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Information can be processed 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
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards for information we handle. No online system is entirely risk-free, so absolute security cannot be guaranteed.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If you believe a minor supplied information directly to us, contact us so it can be reviewed and deleted where appropriate.
Your Data Rights
The research used for this site does not identify a blanket Ohio privacy statute that changes this private site’s visitor-data practices. Ohio court-record access is instead addressed by the Ohio Rules of Superintendence and the applicable record custodian. You can nevertheless ask us to:
- 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
We may revise this privacy policy. A revised version will be posted here with an updated effective date.
Effective date: September 1, 2026