Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Text entered in a search tool, such as a name or birth date, is sent to the outside provider operating that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. Mills County Warrant Records does not retain or record those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, the message and its contact details may be kept long enough to respond and maintain related correspondence. We do not disclose that message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Standard technical information may be recorded when a visitor loads a page:
- the device's Internet Protocol address;
- browser type and version;
- operating system and general device category;
- pages viewed and approximate time spent on them;
- the referring site, when available; and
- the time and date associated with a page request.
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They and analytics services help measure aggregate traffic, popular pages, and where visits end. Browser controls can block or remove cookies, although doing so may change how some website features work.
What We Do With This Data
Collected information may be used for the following operating purposes:
- delivering pages and maintaining website availability;
- sending a submitted query to the selected search provider;
- measuring which materials visitors use;
- diagnosing performance, security, and technical faults; and
- displaying advertising that may be based on visitor interests.
No Warrant Data on File
Mills County Warrant Records does not operate, host, sell, or compile a database of warrants or personal warrant records. Its materials identify public access routes involving Iowa Courts Online, the Iowa District Court in Mills County, the Mills County Clerk of Court, the sheriff, and relevant city custodians. The IOWA System is a restricted criminal-justice network, not a public system maintained or accessible here. This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports or third-party subject files.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies provide the search boxes that appear on certain pages. Information submitted through a box is governed by that provider's privacy policy rather than this policy. Each provider controls its own collection, retention, disclosure, and security practices. Review the applicable terms and policy before entering personal information.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Mills County government, the Iowa Judicial Branch, sheriff or city pages, public-record resources, legal-help organizations, advertisers, and outside search services. Once a visitor leaves this website, the destination's privacy practices apply. Visitors should review those practices before supplying data.
Advertising providers may use their own technology to measure activity across websites or tailor advertisements. That processing occurs through the provider's systems and is controlled by its policies.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may be available in limited circumstances to:
- a search partner processing a query submitted to its tool;
- analytics vendors measuring website use and performance;
- advertising networks delivering advertisements; and
- a court, law-enforcement office, or government body when valid legal process requires disclosure.
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, commonly used safeguards are applied to information under our control. No online transmission, storage system, or security measure can guarantee complete protection. We work to reduce risk but cannot promise that unauthorized access, loss, or a security incident will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults and does not knowingly seek personal information from anyone younger than 18. If information from a minor is identified, a request may be made for its deletion.
Your Data Rights
Iowa Code chapter 22 establishes Iowa's framework for access to government public records, subject to exceptions. That law governs public bodies and should not be read as creating a general privacy right against this private website. Depending on applicable law and the circumstances, visitors may ask us to:
- describe or provide personal information maintained about them;
- correct information that is inaccurate;
- delete information where the request applies; or
- stop certain processing where an available right permits it.
A request may be limited by legal duties, security needs, records we do not hold, or information controlled by an independent search, analytics, or advertising provider.
Updates to This Policy
This privacy policy may be revised as website practices, services, or legal requirements change. A replacement version will be posted here and will carry its own effective date. Reviewing the posted policy is the best way to see the terms currently in effect.
Effective date: September 12, 2026