Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When a visitor enters a name or date of birth in a search tool, that input goes to the outside provider that operates the tool. The provider handles the query and returns results. The site does not store or log the search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email the site, the message is kept so a reply can be sent. It remains with the site team and is not shared outside the organization unless a legal duty requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, technical details about the visit may be recorded, such as:
- Time and date of a page view
- The browser and its version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages opened and time spent on them
- The referring site, when there is one
- The internet address assigned to the device
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files saved by a browser. The site uses them and analytics tools to group information about visits, such as which pages receive traffic and where people leave. Browser settings can block cookies, though some site features may then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
Information associated with site use may be used for these purposes:
- Reviewing which pages are helpful and where changes are needed
- Keeping the site available and working well
- Sending search requests to the partner that operates the search tool
- Finding and correcting technical problems
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Warrant Data on File
Rappahannock County Warrant Records does not host, build, maintain, or sell a database of warrants or personal warrant records. It offers general information about how to reach the Rappahannock County Sheriff, the Combined Court, the Circuit Clerk, Virginia OCIS, and the county FOIA route.
The site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor information is not assembled into a consumer report or a personal warrant file about someone else.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power search boxes on some pages. Information entered into those tools is processed under the provider's privacy policy. Each provider sets its own data retention and sharing practices, which this site does not control. Review the partner policy before using its service.
Links to Other Websites
Rappahannock County Warrant Records links to official Sheriff, court, county, and Virginia pages, along with outside search services. Following a link takes you to a separate service with its own privacy terms. Review those terms before sending personal information.
Some advertising partners may track activity across different sites for ad placement. That tracking takes place on their systems.
Who Might See Your Data
The site does not sell personal information. Data may be shared with or handled by:
- Outside search providers that receive a query
- Analytics services used to measure visits and performance
- Advertising networks that place ads
- Government or law-enforcement bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
The site uses common security practices to protect information it handles. Online systems can still be exposed to a breach or failure. No internet connection can be promised to be fully secure, so the site cannot guarantee that an incident will never occur.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor's information is believed to have been sent to the site, contact the site so it can be removed.
Your Data Rights
Depending on the law where you live, you may be able to ask what information the site holds, correct an error, request deletion, or opt out of some data processing. Virginia FOIA, Va. Code ยง2.2-3704, concerns records held by public bodies such as Rappahannock County; it does not turn this private site's visitor files into government records.
- Ask for a copy of information held about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Ask that information be erased
- Opt out of certain types of processing where the law permits
For an official county or court record, contact the public office that holds it. The Virginia FOIA statute describes the request process and its limits.
Updates to This Policy
The privacy policy may be revised. A changed version will be posted here with its updated effective date. Review this page from time to time if you want to know how visitor information is handled.
Effective date: September 24, 2026