Information You Submit
Search terms
A name, place, or other term entered in a search box is transmitted to the outside provider that operates the tool. This site does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
An email or contact-form message is retained as needed to answer it. The message is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Automatic Technical Records
Ordinary server, analytics, and advertising systems may record technical facts when a page loads.
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent
- Referring website, when supplied
- Date and time stamps
Cookies
Cookies help measure use and support site functions. A browser can reject or delete them, though some features may then work differently.
How Information Is Used
Collected data supports the operation and improvement of the service.
- Maintain performance and availability
- Send a search request to the selected provider
- Measure which pages visitors find useful
- Detect errors and repair technical faults
- Display advertising that may reflect visitor interests
Websites Beyond Our Control
Links may lead to the Mason County Sheriff, Michigan corrections, court and release-record portals, federal locators, or private search providers. The destination's privacy terms apply after a visitor leaves this site.
Advertising partners may use their own technology to measure activity across websites and choose interest-based ads. That processing occurs on their systems.
Parties Receiving Data
Personal information is not sold. Limited data may be handled by the services needed to operate the site.
- Search providers receiving submitted queries
- Analytics services measuring site use
- Advertising networks serving or measuring ads
- Law-enforcement or government bodies acting under a valid legal order
Reasonable Security Measures
Standard safeguards are used to protect information. No internet-connected service can promise that data will never be intercepted, lost, misused, or exposed, so the site gives no breach-proof guarantee.
Visitors Under Eighteen
The service is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted data may request its deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and the ability to verify a request, a user may exercise these choices.
- Ask for a copy of personal data held by the site
- Request correction of inaccurate personal data
- Ask that qualifying personal data be erased
- Object to or opt out of certain processing
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised as practices or legal duties change. The updated text and a new effective date will be posted on this page.