Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When you enter a name or date of birth into a search box on our site, that input passes straight to the outside provider that runs the search. They handle it and send the results back. We do not keep or record the terms you type on our end.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, we hold the message so we can write back. It stays with our team. We will not pass it to anyone outside our organization unless a legal obligation requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each time a page loads, our servers record some technical details about the visit:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Your browser and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you opened and how long you stayed
- The site that referred you, if there was one
- A timestamp for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
We use cookies, which are small files stored on your device that show us how visitors move through the site and which pages attract the most traffic. Analytics services help us total that activity. You can block cookies in your browser whenever you like. Some parts of the site may work differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
We put the data we collect to a short list of uses:
- Keeping the site online and loading quickly
- Routing your search request to the right partner service
- Learning which pages readers find useful and which need work
- Finding and fixing technical problems
- Showing advertising that may match your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, compile, maintain, or sell any database of warrants or personal warrant records. We publish general guidance about where Berkshire County warrant records are held and how to check them through the Clerk-Magistrate who keeps the file, the Sheriff's Office, and the Massachusetts courts. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing we collect about visitors is assembled into consumer reports or files about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes on this site are run by outside companies. Anything you type into those tools is processed under the partner's privacy policy, not this one. Those partners set their own retention and sharing rules, and we do not control them. Read their policy before you submit a search.
Links to Other Websites
We link to court pages, sheriff's office pages, state records guidance, legal aid groups, and outside search tools. Following one of those links takes you off this site, and their privacy policy then governs the visit. Read it before you share personal details.
Some advertising partners may track your activity across websites to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems rather than ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Some information may reach:
- Search partners that handle queries you run here
- Analytics services that measure traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place advertising on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
We follow standard security practices to protect the data we collect. No internet service is completely safe, so we cannot promise that a breach will never happen, but we take reasonable steps to prevent one.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has shared data with us, contact us and we will remove it promptly.
Your Data Rights
Massachusetts law governs the records held by public agencies, including the Massachusetts Public Records Law, G.L. c. 66, § 10, with exemptions listed in G.L. c. 4, § 7(26). That law applies to government record holders, not to this private site. For data we hold, you can ask us to:
- Show you a copy of what we have about you
- Correct information that is wrong
- Delete your data
- Stop certain kinds of processing
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy in the future. When that happens, the new version appears on this page with a fresh effective date. Check back if you want to follow how your information is handled.
Effective date: September 15, 2026