Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A query entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the name, date of birth, or other submitted terms and supplies its own results. Wilcox County Warrant Records does not retain or log those query terms on its systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain an email or contact submission when needed to answer it. We keep that correspondence within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, the website automatically receives routine technical information about the visit:
- Page-view dates and times
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- Device type and operating system
- Browser type and version
- IP address assigned to the device
- The referring website, when available
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. We and our analytics services use them to measure traffic in aggregate, including which pages visitors use and where visits end. You can block cookies through your browser, although doing so may change how parts of the website work.
What We Do With This Data
- Finding and correcting technical problems
- Maintaining website availability and performance
- Understanding which pages are useful or need attention
- Routing a submitted query to the applicable search partner
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Warrant Data on File
This website does not host, sell, maintain, or compile a database of warrants or personal warrant information. It provides general guidance about records held by the Wilcox County Circuit Clerk, the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office, and the issuing courts. Alabama has no public statewide warrant-search portal in the sources reviewed. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party profiles.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power search boxes on this website. Their privacy policies, retention rules, and sharing practices govern information entered in those tools. We do not control those practices, so review the applicable partner policy before submitting information.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office, Alabama court pages, legal-aid resources, or third-party services. Once you leave this website, the destination's privacy policy controls. Review it before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select targeted ads. Their policies govern that tracking.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Information may be disclosed to:
- Analytics providers measuring website traffic and performance
- Advertising networks placing ads on the website
- Search partners processing queries submitted through their tools
- Government or law enforcement bodies when disclosure is compelled by a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard safeguards for information we collect. No internet-connected service can guarantee absolute security, however, and we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This website is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If we learn that a minor provided such information, we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Rights concerning website data depend on the law that applies where you live. The Alabama Open Records Act, Ala. Code §36-12-40 et seq., governs access to qualifying public records held by Alabama public officers; it does not turn this privately operated website into a government records custodian. Subject to applicable law, you may:
- Ask to opt out of certain processing
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Ask for deletion of information associated with you
- Request a copy of information we retain about you
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy. An updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date, so review it periodically for changes.
Effective date: September 9, 2026