Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Text entered into a search tool is sent to the third-party provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query under its own terms. We do not keep a database of the names or case numbers entered in those tools.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you send us a message, we retain it only as needed to respond or address the request. We do not share its contents outside our organization unless a lawful requirement applies.
Data We Gather Automatically
Like most web services, the site may receive routine technical data associated with a visit:
- The IP address used by your device
- Browser type and version
- Device and operating-system information
- Pages viewed and approximate time on a page
- The referring site, when supplied
- Page-view timestamps
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies and analytics may help measure site performance and aggregate use patterns. Browser controls can limit cookies, although some features may then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
Technical and limited contact information may be used to operate and improve the service:
- Maintain availability and page performance
- Route search requests to the applicable provider
- Understand broad usage patterns
- Diagnose service problems
- Support advertising that may be interest based
No Court-Record Data on File
Macon County Court Docket does not host, compile, sell, or maintain a court-docket or personal case-record database. It describes official routes to the Macon County Clerk of Superior Court, trial courts, and the North Carolina eCourts Portal. It is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes are supplied by outside providers. Information entered in one is governed by that provider's privacy practices, retention rules, and service terms, which we do not control. Review the provider's policy before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links to court, clerk, Portal, and other third-party resources leave this site. Their policies govern the destination. Some advertising providers may measure activity across sites on their own systems.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information can be processed by these categories of recipients:
- Search providers that receive a submitted query
- Analytics services used to measure performance
- Advertising networks serving site advertisements
- Government authorities when a valid legal process requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable safeguards are used for the information we collect. No internet service can promise complete security, and use of the site remains subject to that inherent risk.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from people under 18. If a minor's information was provided to us, notify us so it can be addressed.
Your Data Rights
North Carolina's Public Records Law, G.S. 132-1, concerns access to government records and does not make this private reference resource a government record custodian. Depending on applicable law, you may request to know what personal data we retain, correct information, ask for deletion, or opt out of certain processing.
- Request a copy of personal information we retain about you
- Ask that inaccurate information be corrected
- Request deletion where applicable
- Opt out of processing where a law provides that right
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy when practices or applicable requirements change. A revised version takes effect when it is posted here.
Effective date: August 31, 2026