Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
If you enter a name or birth date in a search box, the information is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and returns its own results. We do not save or log those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or other direct message is kept so we can answer it. We limit access to our team and do not disclose it outside the organization unless the law requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, the server may receive technical information about the request, including:
- The page-view time and date
- The referring site, if your visit came from one
- The pages requested and time spent on them
- Your device type and operating system
- Browser name and version
- The IP address used for the connection
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies, small files saved in your browser, to understand visits such as page use and navigation. Analytics providers may combine traffic data into reports. You can block cookies through your browser controls, though some site functions may then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing errors and keeping pages available
- Improving speed and site navigation
- Routing a query to the search partner you choose
- Learning which information visitors use most
- Displaying advertising, which may be tailored by an ad provider
No Warrant Data on File
We do not host, build, or sell a database of warrants or individual warrant records. Our Southampton pages describe public search routes through Virginia OCIS, the GDC case system, court clerks, and Sheriff Records Management. OCIS is case information, not a warrant registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not combined into a consumer report about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies run the search boxes. Information entered there is governed by the provider's policy, including its retention and sharing rules. We do not control those practices. Read the provider's privacy terms before you submit a query.
Links to Other Websites
Our links lead to public offices, court systems, legal resources, and outside search services. When you leave this site, the destination's privacy policy controls. Review it before sharing personal information.
An advertising partner may also use its own systems to follow activity across websites. We do not operate that tracking.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may be shared with or received by:
- Government authorities when a valid legal demand requires disclosure
- Advertising networks that serve ads on the site
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Search partners that process the query you submit to their tool
How We Protect Your Data
We use ordinary safeguards designed to protect information we hold. No internet-connected system can be guaranteed secure in every circumstance, so we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If you believe a minor sent us information, contact us so we can review and remove it.
Your Data Rights
Virginia FOIA, Va. Code ยง 2.2-3700 et seq., governs records held by public bodies; it does not turn this private website into a government records custodian. Rights to information held by a private service depend on the law that applies to the service and visitor. A visitor may ask us to:
- Provide a copy of information we hold about you
- Correct information that is inaccurate
- Delete information where deletion is available
- Honor an opt-out from certain processing where required
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy as our practices change. A new version will appear here with an updated effective date. Check this page to review the current terms.
Effective date: September 24, 2026