Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search box is sent to the outside company that operates that tool. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep a separate log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained long enough to review and answer it. Messages remain within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our systems can receive basic technical details whenever a page loads:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that help measure site use, such as popular pages and exit points. Analytics vendors may combine those measurements into traffic reports. Browser controls can block cookies, though doing so may change how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The published material identifies where Kalkaska County records may be requested from the sheriff, local courts, MSP CJIC, and the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into a consumer report or a criminal file about another person, and this website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies supply the search boxes. Their privacy policies, not this policy, govern submitted queries. Each provider chooses its own retention and disclosure practices. Review those terms before using a tool.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to a sheriff, court, Michigan agency, or outside service. Once you leave this website, the destination's privacy terms control. Check those terms before providing personal details.
Some advertising providers may use their own systems to measure activity across websites and select ads.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Some information may end up with:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable safeguards are used for information we collect. No internet system is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Users Under 18
The website is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone younger than 18 and will remove such information when properly identified.
Your Data Rights
Michigan consumer-protection law, including the Michigan Consumer Protection Act, MCL 445.901 et seq., may provide rights based on the facts and your residence. You may ask to:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised. A new version will appear here with its updated effective date.
Effective date: July 27, 2026