Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or case number entered into a third-party search tool is sent to that provider for processing and results. Lafayette County Court Docket does not keep or log those query terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email sent to the resource may be retained so a response can be made. It is kept within the operating team unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, routine technical information about the visit may be collected:
- 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
Cookies are small files stored by a browser. They help measure aggregate page use and identify technical performance issues. Browser settings can block cookies, although some site functions may then behave differently.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating, maintaining, and improving page performance
- Routing a submitted search to the selected partner service
- Reviewing aggregate page use and resource effectiveness
- Diagnosing and correcting technical problems
- Delivering advertising that may be relevant to visitor interests
No Court-Record Data on File
This resource does not host, maintain, compile, or sell a database of Lafayette County dockets or personal case files. It provides routing information for the Circuit Clerk, Missouri courts, and Case.net. It is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party files.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes on this resource. Information entered there is governed by the applicable provider policy, including its retention and sharing rules. Review that policy before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links can lead to Circuit Clerk pages, municipal pages, Missouri Courts, Case.net, or third-party services. Once a visitor leaves this resource, the destination site’s policy governs its data practices.
Some advertising partners may track activity across their own systems to deliver interest-based advertising. That activity is governed by the partner rather than this resource.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold. It may be available to the following limited recipients:
- Search partners that process submitted queries
- Analytics vendors used for traffic and performance measurement
- Advertising networks that display ads on the resource
- Government or law-enforcement bodies when a valid legal requirement applies
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security measures are used for information handled by the resource. Internet transmission and storage cannot be made completely risk-free, so absolute security cannot be promised.
Users Under 18
The resource is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If a minor’s information was sent to the operator, contact the resource so it can be addressed.
Your Data Rights
Missouri’s court-record access framework includes the Missouri Sunshine Law, RSMo 610.011, together with Missouri Court Operating Rule 2 for court-record access. Those rules concern official-record availability, not a promise that every record is public. For visitor data handled by this resource, a person may request the following:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as operating practices change. A revised version will be posted here with its effective date.
Effective date: August 28, 2026