How Site Data Is Handled

This notice describes the information this private Houghton County reference site receives, why it is used, and the limited circumstances in which it may be shared. By using the site, you accept these practices. Government record sources linked from the site have their own privacy rules.

Information You Provide

Search entries

A name, place, or other term entered into a site search tool is sent to the third-party provider operating that tool. We do not retain or log those search terms on our own systems.

Messages

If you email us or send a contact message, we keep the information needed to reply. It is not shared outside our organization unless disclosure is required by law.


Automatic Technical Details

Like most websites, the service may receive routine technical information when a page is loaded.

  • Internet protocol address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device and operating-system details
  • Pages visited and time spent on them
  • Referring page or site, when available
  • Date and time of the request

Cookies

Cookies help measure how visitors use the site and support normal functionality. A browser can be set to refuse cookies, though some features may work differently when cookies are blocked.


Why We Use Information

Technical and contact information helps operate and improve the service.

  • Maintain performance and availability
  • Send a search request to the selected partner service
  • Understand which pages are useful
  • Find, diagnose, and correct technical problems
  • Support advertising that may be tailored by a provider

Links and Advertising Services

Links may lead to Sheriff, corrections, court, Michigan, federal, and third-party search resources. Once a visitor leaves this site, the destination’s privacy policy controls its collection and use of data.

Advertising partners may use their own systems to observe activity across websites for interest-based advertising. Those practices are governed by the partner’s terms and controls.


Parties That May Receive Data

We do not sell personal information. Information may be processed or disclosed to the following parties when needed for the stated purposes.

  • Search partners that process submitted queries
  • Analytics providers
  • Advertising networks
  • Law enforcement or a government body responding to a valid legal order

Security Practices

We use reasonable measures intended to protect information in our control. No internet-connected system can promise complete security, however, and no method of transmission or storage is guaranteed breach-proof.


Visitors Under 18

This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor has submitted personal information, contact us through Contact Us to request deletion.


Your Privacy Requests

You may contact us to ask about information held by this site.

  • Request a copy of available personal information
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate information
  • Request deletion where applicable
  • Object to or opt out of certain processing

Changes to This Notice

We may revise this notice as the site changes. An updated version becomes effective when posted here.