Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A search term entered in an embedded third-party search tool is sent to the provider operating that tool. Yancey County Court Docket does not keep a separate log of the name or case number typed into that tool.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If a visitor sends a message, it may be retained to respond and administer the request. It is not sold or disclosed outside the organization except when law requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
Like most web services, the site may receive technical visit information from a browser or server.
- Internet protocol address and basic device details
- Browser, operating-system, and referral information
- Pages requested and approximate visit timing
- Cookies or similar identifiers used for site operation and analytics
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies can help measure how pages load and are used. Browser controls may limit cookies, although some site functions can then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
Technical and message information is used to operate, secure, measure, and improve the service.
- Maintain availability and resolve technical problems
- Route a visitor's selected search request to its provider
- Measure aggregate site use and performance
- Support advertising or referral relationships where applicable
No Court-Record Data on File
This resource does not host a Yancey County court docket, court file, or database of personal case records. Public local court records are maintained by the Yancey County Clerk of Superior Court under G.S. 7A-109, subject to access limits. Copy and certification practices are governed by applicable North Carolina law, including G.S. 132-6.2. This service is not a consumer reporting agency and does not assemble visitor data into consumer reports.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside providers operate the search widgets that may appear on some pages. Information submitted to those providers is subject to their own privacy terms, retention rules, and data practices. Review their policies before submitting information.
Links to Other Websites
Links to the North Carolina Judicial Branch, the eCourts Portal, the Yancey clerk, and other sources leave this service. The destination's privacy policy governs activity there. Advertising partners may also use their own technology for measurement or interest-based advertising.
Who Might See Your Data
Information is not sold as personal data. It can be processed by service providers needed to operate the site or when a lawful request requires it.
- Search-tool providers for a query sent to their service
- Analytics and hosting providers
- Advertising providers that serve the site
- Government authorities acting under a valid legal requirement
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used for information the service handles. No Internet transmission or storage method can be guaranteed completely secure.
Users Under 18
The service is not directed to children under 18, and it does not knowingly seek personal information from them. If such information is believed to have been submitted, it may be deleted after notice.
Your Data Rights
Depending on a visitor's location, privacy law may provide requests concerning access, correction, deletion, or certain processing choices. North Carolina's court-record access rules do not turn this private reference site into the custodian of Yancey court files; requests for a local case record should go to the clerk.
- Request access to personal information held in connection with a message
- Ask that inaccurate contact information be corrected
- Request deletion where retention is not required
- Ask about available choices concerning applicable processing
Updates to This Policy
The policy may be revised as operations or legal requirements change. The current version will be posted here when updated.
Effective date: August 31, 2026