Data You Give Us Directly
Search queries
When a visitor enters a name or case identifier into a search tool, the input is sent to the outside provider that operates that tool. The site does not retain a separate log of the terms entered into the widget.
Messages and contact submissions
If a visitor sends an email, the message may be retained to respond and for ordinary business records. It is not shared outside the organization unless a legal duty requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
Normal web operation can collect technical visit information.
- Device IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device and operating-system information
- Pages viewed and approximate time on a page
- Referring site when supplied by the browser
- Visit timestamps
Cookies and analytics
Cookies and analytics tools may be used to understand traffic and performance. A visitor can control cookies in browser settings, although some features may work differently when cookies are blocked.
What We Do With This Data
Technical and limited contact data may be used for ordinary site operations.
- Operate, secure, and improve site performance
- Route a submitted search to the applicable provider
- Measure general page use and diagnose technical problems
- Maintain advertising or referral functions where present
- Respond to direct correspondence
No Court-Record Data on File
This site does not host, sell, compile, or maintain a database of St. James Parish court dockets or personal case records. It offers routing information for public records maintained by the St. James Parish Clerk of Court, the 23rd Judicial District Court, lower courts, and other custodians. Louisiana C.C.P. art. 251 identifies the clerk as custodian of court records, while R.S. 44:31 and related public-records provisions govern public inspection and copying. This site is not a consumer reporting agency and does not assemble visitor information into consumer reports about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside search providers control their own tools, collection practices, retention, and sharing. Information entered into a partner-operated search box is governed by that partner's policy, not this policy. Review the provider's terms before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links can lead to clerk, court, parish, state, federal, and vendor resources. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination's privacy terms apply. Advertising providers may also collect information under their own policies; those systems are not controlled by this site.
Who Might See Your Data
The site does not sell personal data. Limited information can be handled by these categories of recipients:
- Search providers processing a search request
- Analytics and hosting services supporting performance
- Advertising networks that serve advertising
- Government or law-enforcement bodies when a valid legal requirement applies
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used for information handled by the site. Internet transmission and storage cannot be guaranteed completely secure, so no security measure can promise that an incident will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. Information believed to have been provided by a minor may be removed after review.
Your Data Rights
Louisiana does not have a single general consumer-privacy statute cited in the research materials for this site. Visitors may request information, correction, deletion, or an opt-out from eligible processing where applicable law or the service provider's policy provides that option. Court-record access is different: Louisiana public-record rights and restrictions are governed by statutes such as R.S. 44:32, which addresses custodians, inspection, and segregation of public material, not by this site's privacy practices.
- Request a copy of personal information the site has about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion where retention is not required
- Ask about available processing choices
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised when site practices or applicable requirements change. The current version is posted on this page.
Effective date: August 26, 2026