Data You Give Directly
Search Queries
Information typed into a third-party search widget is sent to that provider under its own practices. This resource does not claim to maintain a user search history or official case-file database.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If a message is sent to the resource, its contents may be retained to respond, operate the service, or meet a legal obligation. Do not send confidential case details through an informal contact channel.
Data Gathered Automatically
Servers and service providers may receive common technical information about a visit, such as an IP address, browser and device details, referral source, timestamp, and pages viewed.
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies or comparable tools may be used for site operation, analytics, advertising, and performance measurement. Browser settings can limit cookies, although that may affect how third-party tools operate.
How Data Is Used
Technical and contact information may be used to operate and secure the resource, understand aggregate traffic, respond to messages, diagnose problems, and deliver advertising or search services. It is not used to create a court record, consumer report, or background profile about another person.
No Court-Record Data File
Douglas County Court Docket does not host, compile, sell, or maintain official court-docket or case-file records. It provides general information about court access. The public availability of a Minnesota judicial record is governed by the Minnesota Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch, rather than by this policy.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside search and advertising providers have their own retention, disclosure, price, and security practices. Review a provider’s own privacy terms before entering a name, case number, citation number, or other information. This resource does not control a provider’s results.
Links to Other Websites
Links to Minnesota Judicial Branch, Douglas County, municipal, federal court, or other sites take a visitor to an independently operated service. The linked service’s privacy policy applies after leaving this resource. Advertising partners may also use their own tracking technologies.
Who May Receive Data
Information can be processed by service providers that host the resource, measure traffic, run search tools, place advertising, or handle a message. Disclosure may also occur when required by a valid legal process. Personal information is not sold as a court-record product.
Data Security
Reasonable safeguards are used for the services under this resource’s control, but no internet transmission or storage system is guaranteed secure. Visitors should avoid submitting confidential court or personal information through an informal site form.
Users Under 18
The resource is not directed to children. It does not knowingly seek personal information from a person under 18. A request concerning information submitted by a child can be sent through the site contact method.
Your Data Rights
Minnesota’s Government Data Practices Act, including Minnesota Statutes section 13.03, governs access to government data held by public entities. Court-record access is instead controlled by Supreme Court rules under section 13.90. Those laws do not turn this private resource into a government records custodian. A visitor may ask about personal information held directly by this resource through its contact channel.
Updates to This Policy
This policy may change as the resource or applicable practices change. A revised version takes effect when posted here.
Effective date: August 27, 2026