Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or birth date entered in a search tool is transmitted directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the request and returns any results; we do not retain or log those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain email messages as needed to respond. They remain within our organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our servers automatically receive certain technical details whenever a page loads:
- 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 device files that help measure popular pages and visitor navigation. Analytics providers aggregate this traffic information. You may block cookies in your browser, although doing so can change how some site features behave.
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
We neither host nor sell a database of warrants or personal warrant-record information. Columbia County Warrant Records instead explains how to approach the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and the appropriate issuing court, because Georgia has no public statewide warrant-name search. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is never compiled into consumer reports or third-party dossiers.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the site’s search boxes. Their privacy policies, not this policy, govern submitted information, retention, and sharing. Review the applicable provider policy before searching.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, courts, legal-aid resources, or outside search providers. Once you leave this website, the destination’s privacy policy controls, so review it before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to follow activity across websites and select targeted advertisements.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Information may be disclosed to:
- 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
Reasonable, standard safeguards protect collected information, but no internet system can guarantee absolute security or promise that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. If a minor has supplied data, contact us so it can be removed.
Your Data Rights
Georgia law, including the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. §§50-18-70 through 50-18-77, governs access to qualifying government records; it does not turn this private website into a government records custodian. Applicable privacy and consumer-protection laws may provide additional rights. At a minimum, you can:
- 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
Revisions will be posted on this page and identified by a new effective date. Review the policy periodically for changes to our information practices.
Effective date: September 10, 2026