Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Names, case numbers, and other terms entered in a search tool are sent directly to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Those search terms are not logged or retained by Portage County Court Docket.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or contact submission may be retained long enough to answer and maintain the related correspondence. It is kept within the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Loading a page can cause the server to receive routine technical and usage details, including:
- Your device's assigned IP address
- Browser name and version
- Operating system and device category
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent
- A referring website, when available
- The date and time of page requests
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They and analytics services help produce aggregate measures such as popular pages and points where visits end. Browser controls can block cookies, although doing so may change how some functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Operating, maintaining, and improving website speed
- Routing a submitted query to the selected search provider
- Measuring which material visitors use
- Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
- Presenting advertisements that may reflect interests
No Court-Record Data on File
Portage County Court Docket does not host, sell, maintain, or compile a database of court dockets or personal case records. It provides general directions to the Portage County Clerk of Circuit Court, Wisconsin courts, and WCCA. Access to official files follows Wis. Stat. §§ 19.35 and 59.20(3), while §§ 801.19 through 801.21 govern protected information, confidentiality, and sealing procedures. Those court-record rules do not describe visitor-data practices. Visitor data is not assembled into third-party profiles or consumer reports, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Information submitted there is governed by the operator's privacy policy rather than this policy. Each operator controls its own retention and disclosure practices, so review those terms before entering a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links to the clerk, Wisconsin court portals, legal-aid resources, or search providers lead to independently operated websites. Their privacy terms govern once a visitor leaves this website. Review them before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to observe activity across websites and select interest-based advertisements.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to:
- Search providers processing a query
- Analytics vendors measuring visits and performance
- Advertising networks serving page advertisements
- Government or law-enforcement authorities acting under a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, commonly used safeguards protect collected data. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, however, and a breach cannot be ruled out.
Users Under 18
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18. A verified report that a minor supplied information will be addressed by deleting that data.
Your Data Rights
Applicable privacy and consumer-protection law may provide additional rights based on residence. Requests may include the following:
- Access personal information held about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Seek deletion of applicable data
- Decline certain processing where the law permits
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A changed version will be posted here with a new effective date, so visitors should review it periodically.
Effective date: September 7, 2026