Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A query entered in a sponsored search tool is transmitted to the third party that operates that tool. The provider processes the request under its own policy. We do not keep a separate log of the name or case number entered.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, the message and return address may be retained long enough to respond and maintain the exchange. We do not disclose that correspondence outside our organization unless law requires disclosure.
Data We Gather Automatically
Normal server and analytics records can capture technical details about a visit:
- IP address
- Browser, version, device, and operating system
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent
- Referring page or site, when supplied
- Date and time of each request
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that support analytics and site operation. Aggregated measurements show which pages are used and where performance needs attention. Browser controls can reject cookies, although a feature may then behave differently.
What We Do With This Data
Collected technical information is used for limited operating purposes:
- Delivering pages and maintaining site performance
- Passing a voluntary search to the selected provider
- Measuring which reference pages are useful
- Diagnosing errors, abuse, and security problems
- Supporting advertising displayed on the site
No Court-Record Data on File
Kauaʻi County Court Docket does not host, compile, maintain, or sell a database of case files or personal court records. Its content identifies public access routes maintained by Hawaiʻi State Judiciary clerks, the Fifth Circuit courts, and eCourt Kōkua. Visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports. The site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Official court access is governed chiefly by the Hawaiʻi Court Records Rules. Hawaiʻi’s Uniform Information Practices Act, including HRS §92F-11 and its exceptions, supplies broader government-record context but does not turn this private site into a record custodian.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power sponsored search boxes. Their privacy terms, retention rules, prices, and sharing practices apply to information submitted through their tools. Review the provider’s policy before entering a query because we do not control that processing.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Judiciary pages, eCourt Kōkua, legal resources, or outside services. Once a visitor leaves this domain, the destination’s privacy terms govern. Advertising providers may also use their own systems to measure activity or select ads; those systems are not controlled here.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may be available to:
- A search provider receiving a query a visitor submits
- Analytics and hosting services supporting site operations
- Advertising networks placing or measuring ads
- A government body or law-enforcement agency acting under valid legal process
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used for information under our control. No internet service can promise absolute security, uninterrupted access, or prevention of every breach.
Users Under 18
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly solicit personal information from anyone under 18. If information from a minor is identified, a deletion request may be made through the contact route.
Your Data Rights
Rights vary with a user’s location and applicable privacy or consumer-protection law. Hawaiʻi’s UIPA concerns government records, including statutory access and privacy exceptions; it does not make a private site’s visitor data a Judiciary record. Subject to applicable law, a user may:
- Ask what personal information is held
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Seek deletion where the law permits
- Object to or opt out of eligible processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as site practices or legal duties change. A new version takes effect when posted here, with the effective date updated below.
Effective date: August 22, 2026