Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When you enter a name or a year of birth into a search tool on this site, that text goes to the third-party company behind the tool. The provider processes the query and returns the result. Nothing you type into a search box is stored on our side.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you send an email, we keep the message so we can write back. It stays with our team and is not shared outside the organization unless a legal obligation requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each page load creates a small amount of technical data on our servers. The list below shows what that includes.
- The IP address your device is using
- Your browser and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you opened and how long each stayed on screen
- The site that referred you, if there was one
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies, which are small files stored on your device. They help show which pages get traffic and where visitors tend to leave. Analytics services aggregate that information for us. Your browser settings let you block cookies at any time, though some parts of the site may behave differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
Traffic and technical data are used to keep the site working and to understand what readers find useful. In practice that means:
- Keeping pages online and loading quickly
- Passing a search request to the right partner service
- Learning which pages help readers and which need work
- Finding and fixing technical problems
- Showing advertising that may relate to your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, compile, maintain, or sell any database of warrants or personal record information. It publishes general guidance about where Allegan County records live and how to ask for them through the courts, the sheriff, and the Friend of the Court. Michigan court records are governed by court rules such as MCR 8.119, and public-body records are governed by the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 through .246. Neither task belongs to a private website, and nothing collected here is assembled into a report about a third party.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes on this site belong to outside companies. Whatever you type into one is processed under that company's own privacy policy. Those providers set their own retention and sharing practices, and we do not control them. Read the provider's policy before submitting a search.
Links to Other Websites
This site links to court pages, sheriff pages, state agencies, and other outside resources. Following one of those links takes you off this site, and the destination's privacy policy then applies. Read it before sharing personal details.
Advertising partners may also track activity across sites to target ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. A limited set of information may reach the groups below.
- Search providers that handle queries you run here
- Analytics services used to measure traffic and performance
- Advertising networks that place ads on these pages
- Government or law enforcement bodies responding to a valid legal order
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard security practices for the data we hold. No internet service can promise complete protection, and we do not claim otherwise. We work to keep information secure and to limit what is collected in the first place.
Users Under 18
This site is built for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has sent us information, contact us and we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Access to government records in Michigan runs through the state's public-records and court-record rules rather than a single consumer privacy statute. For information this site itself holds, you can still make these requests:
- Ask for a copy of what we hold about you
- Ask us to correct information that is wrong
- Ask us to delete your information
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy can change. When it does, the new version appears on this page with a new effective date, and the date below is the one that applies.
Effective date: September 15, 2026