Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Text entered in a search tool is sent to the outside company that provides the search. That provider processes the request and supplies its results. Wells County Court Docket does not retain or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email or other direct message may be kept long enough to answer and maintain the related correspondence. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Routine server and analytics records may capture the device IP address, browser and version, operating system and device type, referring page, pages viewed, time spent, and page-view timestamps.
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies and analytics services help measure traffic, page use, performance, and where visits end. Browser controls can block or remove cookies, though some site functions may then work differently.
What We Do With This Data
Collected information may be used to operate and secure the website, route a submitted query to the proper partner, measure which pages are useful, diagnose technical faults, improve performance, and display interest-based advertising.
No Court-Record Data on File
Wells County Court Docket does not host, sell, maintain, or compile a database of Wells County case records or personal docket information. It publishes directions to the Wells County Clerk, Wells Circuit Court, Wells Superior Court, Bluffton City Court, Indiana MyCase, and other official sources. Visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports. The site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power search boxes that may appear elsewhere on the website. Information submitted through those tools is governed by the provider's privacy policy, retention rules, and sharing practices. Review the provider's terms before submitting a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Indiana courts, the Wells County Clerk, public agencies, legal-aid resources, or outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's privacy policy applies. Advertising providers may also use their own systems to measure activity across websites.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Limited information may be available to search partners that process a submitted query, analytics vendors that measure traffic, advertising networks that place ads, or a government or law-enforcement body acting under valid legal process.
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, commonly used security practices protect information under the site's control. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, so a breach or loss can never be ruled out completely.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than eighteen. A verified report that a minor supplied personal data will be addressed by deleting that information where it is under the site's control.
Your Data Rights
Rights may vary with the user's location and applicable law. A user may ask what personal information is held, request correction or deletion, or object to certain processing where the law provides that choice. Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, Indiana Code 5-14-3, and the Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records govern access to public-agency and court records. They do not turn this private site into the custodian of Wells County court files.
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as practices or legal requirements change. A revised version becomes effective when posted here with a new date.
Effective date: August 23, 2026