Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When you type a name, county, case type, or other search term into one of the site widgets, that request is sent to the third-party provider that runs the tool. We do not treat those search terms as official court records, and we do not use them to alter Wilkin County court files, MCRO results, or county-office records.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you send us a message, we keep it long enough to respond and maintain the site. We do not use that message to change a court record, and we do not share it unless a legal requirement or a service provider arrangement makes that necessary.
Data We Gather Automatically
Every page load can produce standard technical information such as the IP address assigned to your device, browser type, device type, operating system, referral source, and timestamps. We use that information to keep the site running, understand which pages are useful, and identify broken links or slow-loading pages.
Cookies
Cookies help us understand how people move through the site. They do not change the official status of any Wilkin County record, and they do not give us access to information that the county or state keeps behind its own access rules. You can block cookies through your browser if you want to do so.
What We Do With This Data
- Keep the site online and responsive
- Send search requests to the provider that operates the widget
- See which pages help people find Wilkin County court, jail, or county-office information
- Fix technical problems and improve links to official sources such as Wilkin County District Court, Court Administration, and the county jail roster
- Display ads or partner links that support the site
Links to Other Websites
Throughout the site we link to official Wilkin County and Minnesota pages, including the Recorder, the Sheriff, the Auditor-Treasurer, and the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Once you leave this site, the privacy rules and cookies on that other site control what happens next.
Official court access tools such as MCRO are separate from this website. They follow the Minnesota Rules of Public Access and the policies published by the Judicial Branch.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Information may be visible to service providers, analytics tools, advertising networks, or a government or court body when a legal order requires it. For court and county records in Minnesota, the official offices operate under the Minnesota Rules of Public Access and, for county data, the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act in Minn. Stat. ch. 13.
How We Protect Your Data
We use ordinary security practices to protect the site and the information we receive. No internet system is perfect, and we cannot promise that a breach will never happen. We do not host official Wilkin County records on this site, so the county's official systems remain the source of record.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults who are researching public records. Minnesota juvenile court records are governed by their own access rules, including Minn. Stat. ยง 260B.171 and the Judicial Branch rules that restrict remote access to many juvenile matters.
Your Data Rights
- Ask what information we have stored about your visit or message
- Ask us to correct obvious mistakes in data we control
- Ask us to remove information that we no longer need to keep
- Use the Minnesota public-access process when the underlying record belongs to a county or court office, including requests under Minn. Stat. ch. 13 and the Minnesota Rules of Public Access, Rules 7 and 8
Updates to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When that happens, the new version replaces the old one on this page with the revised effective date.