Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
If a visitor enters information in a search box, that input is sent to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the request under its own terms and returns its results. Franklin County Warrant Records does not store or log the search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If a visitor sends a message, the site keeps it to respond and manage the exchange. It is handled within the site operation and is not given to another party unless a legal duty requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
A page request may produce routine technical information in server logs, including:
- Your device's internet address
- Browser name and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages requested and time spent on them
- The referring site, when available
- The date and time of a page request
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files a browser can keep on a device. They help measure site use, such as which pages receive visits, and analytics services may combine that traffic information into broader reports. Browser settings can block cookies, though a feature may work differently afterward.
What We Do With This Data
- Maintaining site operation and page speed
- Forwarding a search request to its provider
- Understanding which sections need improvement
- Finding and correcting technical faults
- Displaying advertising relevant to a visitor
No Warrant Data on File
This website does not keep or sell a searchable collection of warrants or personal warrant entries. Its Franklin County material explains the roles of Virginia OCIS, the local Circuit, GDC, and J&DR clerks, magistrates, and the Sheriff's Office. The site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
External companies operate the finder boxes. Information entered there is handled under that company's privacy policy, including its own retention and sharing choices. The site does not control those practices. Read the provider's notice before you submit anything.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Franklin court pages, the county sheriff, Virginia case systems, legal resources, or outside search tools. Once a visitor leaves, the destination's privacy rules apply. Review those terms before providing information.
An advertising partner may use its own systems to measure activity across websites or choose an ad. The site does not operate that tracking.
Who Might See Your Data
The site does not sell personal data. Information may be processed by:
- The company operating a search box used by a visitor
- Analytics vendors measuring site traffic
- Advertising services that display page ads
- A government body or law-enforcement office acting under valid legal process
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable security steps are used to protect information handled by the site. No internet transmission or storage method is completely secure, so the site cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
This website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor's information has been sent to the site, the operator will review a removal request and delete it when appropriate.
Your Data Rights
Virginia FOIA, Va. Code ยง2.2-3700 et seq., governs access to qualifying records held by public bodies. It is not a privacy law for visitor data held by this private site. Where applicable law gives a visitor rights over information held by the site, requests may include:
- Request a copy of information the site maintains about you
- Ask that inaccurate information be corrected
- Ask for deletion where the law allows it
- Object to or opt out of certain processing when a right applies
Updates to This Policy
The policy may be revised as site practices change. A replacement version will appear here with a new effective date, and continued use after publication is subject to that version.
Effective date: September 23, 2026