Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Anything you type into a search box on this site goes to the third-party provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the entry and returns results. We do not keep or log what you typed on our own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you send an email, we retain it so we can write back. Your message stays with our team, and we do not pass it to anyone outside the organization unless the law requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each time a page loads, our servers record a few technical details about the visit:
- The IP address your device is using
- Your browser and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- Which pages you opened and how long you stayed
- The site that referred you, if there was one
- A timestamp for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies, which are small files placed on your device. They help us see which pages draw traffic and where visitors tend to leave. Analytics services aggregate that information for us. Your browser settings can block cookies at any time, though some parts of the site may behave differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
- Keep the site online, running, and loading quickly
- Route your search request to the partner service that handles it
- Identify which pages readers find useful and which need work
- Diagnose and repair technical problems
- Display advertising that may relate to your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, compile, maintain, or sell any database of warrants or personal warrant records. It publishes general guidance about where Rice County warrant records are held and how to check them through the district court, the Sheriff's Office, and the city police departments.
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing we collect about visitors is assembled into a consumer report or a file about any third party.
Third-Party Search Partners
The search boxes on this site belong to outside companies. Anything you enter into one of those tools is handled under that company's privacy policy rather than this one. Those partners set their own retention and sharing rules, and we do not control them. Read their policy before you submit a search.
Links to Other Websites
We link to court pages, Sheriff's Office pages, state statutes, legal aid organizations, and outside search services. Following one of those links takes you off this site, and the destination's privacy policy then governs your visit. Read it before you share personal details.
Some advertising partners may track activity across sites in order to target ads. That tracking runs on their systems and not on ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may reach:
- Search partners that process a query you started here
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Advertising networks that serve ads on these pages
- Government or law enforcement bodies when a valid legal order compels disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
We follow standard security practices to protect the information we collect. No internet-connected service can promise perfect safety, so we work to reduce risk without claiming that a breach could never occur.
Users Under 18
This site is written for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has sent us information, contact us and we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Depending on where you live, state privacy and consumer protection law may give you extra rights over your information. At a minimum, you can:
- Ask for a copy of what we hold about you
- Ask us to correct information that is wrong
- Ask us to delete your information
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing
This site also works with public records that belong to government agencies, and those are governed by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. § 13.03, rather than by this policy. A request about a government record goes to the agency that holds it.
Updates to This Policy
This policy may change over time. When it does, the revised version appears on this page with a new effective date. Check back if you want to track how visitor information is handled.
Effective date: September 15, 2026