Details You Send
Search Terms
When you enter a name or location in a search box, the information is sent to the outside provider that runs that tool. Michigan Recent Arrests does not store or log those search terms on its own system. The provider may keep or use them under its separate privacy terms, which you should review before submitting a query.
Messages to the Site
If you email us or send a contact message, we receive the details you choose to include, such as your reply address and the text of your note. We keep those details so we can read and answer the message. We do not share them outside the organization unless the law requires it.
Technical Data and Cookies
As a page loads, the hosting or measurement tools may receive ordinary technical details about the visit. These can include:
- Your internet protocol address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and time spent on each.
- The page or site that referred you, if available.
- Visit dates and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies and similar tools can help measure how visitors use the site. You can block or clear cookies through your browser settings. Some features may work differently when cookies are disabled.
How We Use Information
Information received through site operations may support a small set of practical tasks:
- Keep the pages available and working.
- Send a search request to the provider that powers the tool.
- Understand which pages visitors use.
- Find errors and improve site performance.
- Support advertising that may reflect a visitor's interests.
Government and Partner Links
The site points to Michigan county rosters, sheriff and corrections pages, court portals, and outside search tools. Once you leave this site, the linked service's privacy policy governs what it collects. A county or state office holds its own public records. Requests to covered Michigan bodies are governed by the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 and following sections; that law does not govern an outside search provider's handling of your query.
Some advertising partners may track activity across different sites for ad measurement or personalization. That activity takes place through their systems and is subject to their notices and controls.
Who May Receive Data
We do not sell personal data. In the course of running the site, information may be received by:
- Search partners that process queries submitted to their tools.
- Analytics services that measure site use.
- Advertising networks that serve or measure ads.
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure.
Security Limits
Reasonable safeguards are used to protect information the site receives. No service connected to the internet can promise perfect security, and no method of storage or transmission is guaranteed to prevent every breach or misuse.
Visitors Under 18
This site is meant for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a person under 18 sent information, a parent or guardian may use the Contact Us page to ask that it be removed.
Requests About Your Data
You may send a request about information you provided directly to this site:
- Ask whether we hold information you sent directly and request a copy.
- Ask us to correct a mistake in a message record.
- Ask for information you provided to be deleted.
- Ask to stop a form of processing where an opt-out is available.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this notice when site practices change. The latest version will appear here with an updated effective date. Continued use after a change means you accept the revised terms.