Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When you type a name or date of birth into one of the search tools on our site, that input goes straight to the third-party provider that runs the search. They process it and return results. We do not store or log the search terms you enter on our end.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you send us an email, we keep that message so we can reply. Your message stays within our team. We will not share it with anyone outside our organization unless a legal obligation requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Every time a page on this site loads, our servers pick up some technical details about the visit:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
We use cookies on this site. These are small files stored on your device that let us see how visitors use the site - which pages get the most traffic and where people tend to drop off. Analytics services help us aggregate that traffic data. Your browser settings let you block cookies whenever you want. Some parts of the site may behave differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, maintain, compile, or sell a database of Wharton County warrants or personal warrant-record information. It publishes guidance about the Sheriff's Office, county and city courts, and public records routes. A name or date entered into an outside search box is handled by that provider under its own terms. This site is not a consumer reporting agency, and visitor data is not assembled here into consumer reports about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes are powered by outside companies. Information submitted into a partner's tool is processed under that company's privacy policy, not this one. The provider controls its own retention, matching, fees, and sharing practices. Review the terms shown by the provider before sending a name, date of birth, or other identifier.
Links to Other Websites
Wharton County pages link to the Sheriff's Office, district and county courts, JP courts, and municipal court portals in El Campo, Wharton, and East Bernard. Clicking an official or commercial link takes you to another operator whose privacy terms govern what you submit there. Read those terms before sharing identifiers or payment information.
Certain advertising partners may track your activity across sites to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Some information may end up with:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
We follow standard security practices to safeguard the data we collect. But nothing connected to the internet is bulletproof. We do what we can to keep your information secure, though we cannot promise a breach will never happen.
Users Under 18
This site is meant for adults. We do not knowingly gather personal information from anyone under 18. If you think a minor has shared data with us, reach out and we'll delete it right away.
Your Data Rights
Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 541 establishes consumer data rights for covered controllers and covered processing, subject to the statute's scope and exceptions. It does not automatically govern every website or every data use. If a privacy law applies, the available rights may include access, correction, deletion, and opting out of certain processing. See the official Chapter 541 text for its definitions and limits.
- Ask what personal information this site may retain from a direct message
- Request correction or deletion where an applicable law provides that right
- Use browser controls to block or clear cookies
- Contact the search partner directly about information submitted to its service
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy as site practices or legal requirements change. The current text and revision date will appear here. A change to this policy does not change the privacy terms of a linked court portal or search provider.
Effective date: September 23, 2026