Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or case number entered in a search tool is transmitted directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Matagorda County Court Docket does not retain or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
Email messages are retained as needed to prepare a response. They remain within the operating team unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
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
Cookies are small files placed on a device to help measure visits, popular pages, and points where visitors leave. Analytics providers combine this activity into traffic reports. Browser controls can block cookies, although disabling them may change how some functions 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 Court-Record Data on File
This site does not host, maintain, compile, or sell databases of court dockets or personal case information. It publishes general directions to Matagorda County clerks, local courts, and re:SearchTX. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports or files about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Independent companies supply the embedded search tools. Information submitted there is governed by the provider's privacy policy rather than this policy. Each provider decides how long it keeps data and when it shares data, so review those terms before running a query.
Links to Other Websites
Throughout the site we link to clerk of court pages, trial court portals, statewide case-search systems, legal aid groups, and third-party search tools. Clicking any of those links takes you off our site. At that point, their privacy policy governs your visit. Read it before sharing any personal details.
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
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used for collected data. No internet system can be guaranteed secure, however, and this policy does not promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If a minor appears to have supplied such information, contact the operator so it can be removed.
Your Data Rights
Texas privacy and consumer-protection law, including the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, may provide additional rights over covered personal data. Court records remain subject to their own access rules, while the Texas Public Information Act governs many government records. 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
This policy may be revised as practices or legal duties change. A revised version will be posted here with a new effective date, so visitors should review it from time to time.
Effective date: September 7, 2026