Information You Submit
Search Queries
A name or case number entered in a search feature is sent directly to the outside company operating that feature. The provider processes the request and supplies the response. Montgomery County Court Docket does not keep a separate log or copy of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
When you email us, we retain the message as needed to answer it. We keep that correspondence within our organization unless disclosure is required by a valid legal obligation.
Information Collected Automatically
Our systems receive routine technical information when a visitor opens a page, including:
- Page-view dates and times
- The referring website, when available
- Pages opened and approximate time spent on them
- Device category and operating system
- Browser type and version
- The device's internet protocol address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files that help us understand visits, such as which Montgomery County pages are opened most often and where a browsing session ends. Analytics providers combine this usage information into reports. You can block cookies through your browser, although doing so may change how some features work.
How We Use Collected Information
We use visitor information only for operating, assessing, and supporting the website. Those uses include:
- Diagnosing faults and repairing technical problems
- Understanding which court-reference pages are useful
- Routing a submitted query to the applicable search partner
- Operating and improving site speed and availability
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
We Do Not Keep Court Records
Montgomery County Court Docket does not host, compile, maintain, or sell a database of dockets or personal case information. We explain how to reach Montgomery County District Clerk and County Clerk resources, the courts that maintain the official files, and re:SearchTX. Visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports or profiles about other people, and this site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Outside Search Providers
Independent companies operate the search boxes that appear on some pages. A provider's privacy terms, retention schedule, and sharing rules apply to information submitted through its tool. We do not set those rules, so review the provider's policy before entering a query.
External Websites
Links may lead to Montgomery County clerk pages, Texas court portals, legal-aid resources, or independent search services. Once you follow an external link, the destination's privacy policy controls. Read that policy before providing personal information.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select interest-based ads. We do not operate that tracking technology.
Limited Information Sharing
We do not sell personal information. Information may be disclosed only to:
- Advertising networks that serve site ads
- Analytics providers that measure use and performance
- Search providers processing a query you submit
- Government or law-enforcement authorities acting under a valid legal order
Safeguarding Information
We use customary safeguards intended to protect information in our control. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, however, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than 18
This resource is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn that a minor submitted such information, we will remove it.
Requests About Your Information
Privacy rights depend on where you live and on the law that applies to a particular request. Texas Rule of Judicial Administration 12 and the Texas Judicial Branch open-records policy govern access to judicial records, but they do not create general rights over visitor data held by this private website. You may still ask us to:
- Receive a copy of information we retain about you
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of retained information
- Object to certain processing where applicable
Policy Revisions
We may revise this policy as our practices change. Any revision will appear here with its effective date, so this page is the current statement of how we handle visitor information.
Effective date: September 7, 2026