This Privacy Policy describes how Florida Bench Warrants collects, uses, stores, and shares data when you visit our website, run a warrant search, contact our team, or use any tool we provide. By accessing this site or submitting a search, you agree to the practices described below.
We have written this policy in plain language and we update it whenever our data practices change.
Scope of This Policy
This section explains what this Privacy Policy covers, who operates the site, and which products or services it applies to. It also lists the areas of the site where different data rules may apply, such as embedded search tools or third-party links.
Who We Are
Florida Bench Warrants operates as an independent public-records lookup site focused on bench warrant data in the State of Florida. Our team curates information from public court records, sheriff websites, Clerk of Court databases, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) public records portal. Our service is informational, and we do not represent any Florida court, clerk, or law enforcement agency.
What This Document Covers
This policy covers all data collected through our website, our search forms, our contact forms, our email communications, our cookie banner, our analytics tools, and our advertising partners. It does not cover third-party sites we link to, such as county clerk portals, sheriff warrant lookup pages, or attorney websites. Each linked site has its own privacy rules.
Information You Provide
This section covers the data you give us directly when you type into a search box, fill out a form, sign up for alerts, or send us a message. We only collect what we need to respond to your request or run your search.
Search Query Data
When you run a search for an active bench warrant, FTA warrant, capias warrant, outstanding warrant, or any related lookup in Florida, we collect the name, county, and any optional details you add, such as date of birth or case number. We send this query to our data partners, who return matching records from Florida court records and FDLE sources. We do not sell your search queries, and we store them only as long as needed to deliver results and detect abuse.
Account and Contact Data
If you create an account, sign up for warrant alerts, or request a copy of your record, we collect your email address, your name, your phone number if you choose to provide it, and your account password. We use this data to verify your identity, send alerts about bench warrants in Florida, and respond to your support requests.
Communications With Us
When you email us, fill out a contact form, or chat with our support team, we collect the messages you send and any attachments you include. We keep these records so we can answer follow-up questions, document your request, and improve our service. You can ask us to delete your message history at any time.
Data Collected Automatically
This section explains the data your device shares with us the moment you load a page on our site. Most websites collect this same basic data, and we use it to keep the site running, secure, and fast.
Device and Browser Details
Each time you visit Florida Bench Warrants, our servers log your browser type, browser version, operating system, device type, screen resolution, and language setting. We use this data to fix layout bugs, support older browsers, and stop bots from scraping our search results for active bench warrants in Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange, Hillsborough, Duval, and other counties.
Usage and Log Data
Our logs record the page you visited, the time you spent on it, the page you came from, the search you ran, and the date and time of your visit. We use these logs to see which warrant topics get the most traffic, which Florida counties users search most often, and where users drop off in the search flow. This data helps us decide what to write about next.
Location and IP Data
Your IP address gives us a rough idea of your city or region. We use IP-derived location to show you the right Florida county lookup tools first and to detect logins from new countries. We do not use IP data to build a personal profile, and we do not sell it. You can mask your IP using a VPN, but some site features may not work as well.
How We Use Your Data
This section lists the specific purposes for which we use the data we gather. We do not use your data for any purpose that we do not list here, and we do not use it for automated profiling that affects you in a legal or financial way.
Search Results Delivery
The core purpose of our site is to help you check for a bench warrant, failure to appear warrant, or capias warrant in Florida. To do that, we pass your search terms to vetted data partners who pull matching records from public sources, including the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), county Clerk of Court systems, and county sheriff websites. The records returned may include name, alias, charge, case number, issuing court, and bond amount.
Site Performance and Analytics
We use aggregated analytics to learn how people use our site. We track page loads, search counts, bounce rates, time on page, and click paths. These numbers tell us whether users looking to quash a bench warrant in Florida find the right county page, whether users looking for free warrant search tools stick around, and whether our pages load fast enough on mobile devices.
Legal Compliance
We may use or share your data when we have a legal duty to do so. This includes responding to valid subpoenas, court orders, Florida public records requests, law enforcement requests that meet legal standards, and tax or audit requirements. We push back on requests that are overbroad or unclear, and we notify users when the law allows it.
Public Records and Warrant Data
This section explains how we treat public warrant data, where we get it, and what users should know about its accuracy. Florida warrant records are public records under Florida public records law, but we still apply strict rules when we store and show them.
Sources of Public Warrant Records
We pull bench warrant data from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), the Clerk of Court websites for counties such as Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange, Hillsborough, Duval, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Lee, Polk, Brevard, Volusia, Seminole, and Pasco, and from individual sheriff warrant check pages. We refresh our indexes on a rolling schedule so that active warrants appear quickly after the court issues them.
Accuracy of Records
Court records can be wrong. A clerk may mistype a name, a county may lag in uploading new data, or an old warrant may have already been recalled. We show the data as the source provides it and we do not edit or judge it. If you believe a record is incorrect, contact the issuing court directly or hire a bench warrant attorney in Florida to help you recall, vacate, or quash the warrant.
Cookies, Trackers, and Similar Tools
This section explains the small files and trackers we use, why we use them, and how you can control them. Cookies help us remember your settings, measure traffic, and show ads that pay for our free warrant search tools.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies keep the site working. They remember your session, protect you from cross-site request forgery, balance traffic across our servers, and store your cookie preferences. You cannot turn off these cookies through our banner, because the site will break if you do.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies let us count visits, measure which Florida counties get the most searches, and see which pages need better content. We use these cookies in aggregated form. You can opt out through our cookie banner or by blocking analytics cookies in your browser.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies let our ad partners show you ads about warrant resolution, bail bonds, criminal defense attorneys, and related services. These partners may use your visits on our site, plus your visits on other sites, to pick which ads to show. You can opt out through our banner, your browser’s privacy settings, or industry opt-out tools such as the DAA Webchoices tool.
How We Share Your Data
This section lists every category of third party that may receive your data and explains why. We do not sell your personal data in the traditional sense, and we limit what we share to what each partner needs to do its job.
Service Providers
We share data with vendors who host our site, send our emails, store our databases, and process payments if you buy a paid product. These vendors sign data processing agreements with us and cannot use your data for any purpose other than the one we contract them for.
Advertising Partners
We share limited data with ad networks, retargeting platforms, and analytics providers so they can show you relevant ads and measure campaign performance. These partners may combine your activity on our site with your activity on other sites. You can opt out at any time.
Legal Disclosures
We may disclose your data when we believe in good faith that the law requires it, when a court orders it, or when we need to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others. We review each request and reject any that do not follow proper legal channels.
Data Retention
This section explains how long we keep each type of data. We store data only as long as we need it for the purposes listed in this policy, and then we delete or anonymize it.
Search Logs
We keep raw search logs for up to 12 months to detect fraud, debug issues, and analyze traffic trends. After 12 months, we anonymize the logs so they no longer link back to you as a person.
Account Records
If you create an account, we keep your account data for as long as your account is active. When you delete your account, we remove your personal data within 30 days, except where law requires us to keep certain records, such as tax or fraud records.
Your Rights and Choices
This section explains the rights you have over your data and how to use them. We honor these rights regardless of where you live, and we do not charge a fee for reasonable requests.
Access and Correction
You can ask us what personal data we hold about you and you can ask us to correct anything wrong. We respond to verified requests within 30 days. To protect your privacy, we verify your identity before we share data or make changes.
Deletion Requests
You can ask us to delete your personal data, and we will do so within 30 days unless we have a legal reason to keep it. We cannot delete public warrant records about you because we did not create them, but we can tell you how to contact the issuing court to seal, expunge, or recall a record.
Opt-Out Options
You can opt out of marketing emails by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send. You can opt out of analytics cookies through our cookie banner. You can opt out of targeted ads through your browser settings or through industry tools such as the DAA Webchoices page.
State-Specific Privacy Rights
This section explains extra rights you may have based on the state where you live. Florida has its own public records and privacy rules, and other states such as California, Virginia, Colorado, and Connecticut have passed consumer privacy laws that may apply to you.
Florida Residents
Florida law gives residents strong public records rights. If you ask us to remove your personal data from our site, we will review your request and respond. We may keep data we got from public court records, FDLE warrant searches, or sheriff warrant check tools, because those records are public under Florida law. You can still ask us to suppress how we display those records on our site.
California and Other States
If you live in California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, or any other state with a consumer privacy law, you have the right to know what data we collect, the right to delete it, the right to correct it, and the right to opt out of any sale or sharing of personal data. We treat all users the same way, no matter which state they live in.
Children’s Privacy
Our site is not meant for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 13. If you are a parent and you believe your child submitted a search or shared data with us, contact us and we will remove the data promptly.
Security Measures
We use industry-standard security tools to protect your data. Our site uses HTTPS, our databases are encrypted at rest, our staff uses two-factor authentication, and we run regular security scans. No system is perfect, so we cannot promise your data will never be exposed, but we work hard to keep it safe and we tell you fast if anything goes wrong.
Third-Party Links and Services
Our pages link to county clerk warrant search portals, sheriff warrant check pages, FDLE public records, attorney websites, bail bond sites, and other third-party tools. Once you click a link and leave our site, the privacy policy of the new site takes over. Read their rules before you share personal data.
Updates to This Policy
We update this Privacy Policy from time to time as we add new features, change vendors, or follow new laws. We post the new version on this page and update the effective date at the top. If the changes matter a lot, we will email active account holders or show a banner on our home page.
Contact Details
You can reach our privacy team at the email below, by phone during business hours, or by mail at the address listed. We answer privacy requests within 30 days. The fastest way to reach us is email.
Website: https://www.floridabenchwarrants.org
Email: privacy@floridabenchwarrants.org
Phone: 1-888-555-0142
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Mailing Address: 1200 N Federal Highway, Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL 33432
Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ answers the most common questions users ask about how we handle data on Florida Bench Warrants. If your question is not listed here, contact our privacy team using the details above and we will help you directly. We keep this section current as new privacy questions come up from people searching for bench warrants, FTA warrants, and capias warrants in Florida.
Do You Store My Search Query?
We log each search query for up to 12 months so we can spot abuse, debug issues, and analyze traffic trends. After 12 months we anonymize the logs so they can no longer link back to you as a person. We do not sell your search history, and we do not share it with anyone outside our vendor network. If you want us to delete a specific search query sooner, contact our privacy team with the search date and the details you entered.
Can I Run a Free Warrant Search Without Sharing My Data?
Yes. You can browse our public pages, read our guides about how to clear a bench warrant in Florida, and check our county warrant search directories without entering any personal data. The only time we collect data is when you type into a search form, sign up for an account, contact our team, or opt in to our cookies. You can also use a VPN, private browsing mode, or a temporary email to limit what you share.
How Accurate Are the Warrant Records You Show?
We pull records straight from Florida court records, FDLE public records, and sheriff warrant check tools. Court clerks update those systems, and we do not edit the data. Records can be wrong because of typos, old data, or delays between when a court recalls a warrant and when the clerk system updates. Always confirm a warrant status with the issuing court or a bench warrant attorney in Florida before you take action.
Will You Sell My Data to Bail Bond Companies?
No. We do not sell your personal data to bail bond companies, law firms, or any other buyers. We may show you ads from these partners through third-party ad networks, but those networks only see limited data through cookies, not your full search history. You can opt out of targeted ads through our cookie banner or your browser settings at any time.
What Happens If I Have a Warrant and I Use Your Site?
Running a search on our site does not create a new record with law enforcement, because your search happens on our server, not on any court or police database. We do not report searchers to law enforcement, and we do not share your IP address with police. If you have an active bench warrant, FTA warrant, or capias warrant in Florida, contact a licensed bench warrant attorney to recall, vacate, or quash the warrant through the proper court channels.
How Long Does a Bench Warrant Last in Florida?
A bench warrant in Florida has no automatic expiration date. It stays active until the court recalls it, the underlying case closes, or a judge vacates it. Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure govern how a judge may recall or quash a warrant. Even decades-old failure to appear warrants can come back as active warrants if the court never formally dismissed them, so check your status as soon as possible.
Can I Remove My Information From Your Site?
You can ask us to remove or suppress personal details we display, such as your address, phone number, or alias. We cannot delete the warrant record itself because we did not create it and it is a Florida public record. If you want the underlying record sealed or expunged, you must file a motion with the court that issued the warrant, or hire a bench warrant attorney in Florida to help you file the motion and represent you at the hearing.