Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When you type a name, a date of birth, or a case number into a search box on this site, that entry goes straight to the outside provider running the search. The provider processes the query and returns results. We do not store or log those search terms on our side.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, we keep the message so we can reply to it. Your note stays inside our organization, and we do not pass it to anyone outside unless a legal obligation requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each time a page here loads, our servers record basic technical details about the visit:
- The IP address your device is using
- Your browser and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- Which pages you opened and how long each one stayed on screen
- The site that referred you, if there was one
- A timestamp for every page view
Cookies and Analytics
We use cookies, which are small files stored on your device. They show us which pages get traffic and where readers tend to leave. Analytics services help us combine that information into traffic totals rather than individual profiles. You can block cookies in your browser settings at any time, and some parts of the site may behave differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site online and loading quickly
- Routing your search request to the correct partner service
- Learning which pages readers find useful and which need work
- Finding and fixing technical problems
- Serving advertising that may relate to your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, build, compile, or sell databases of warrants or personal warrant records. We publish general guidance about where Chippewa County court records are held and how to check them through the issuing court, the Sheriff's Office, and the state's public case search. Public files are open under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, and court files follow the Michigan Court Rules, but neither law puts a record on this site. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing we collect about visitors is turned into a consumer report about anyone.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes on these pages are run by outside companies. Anything you enter into one of those tools is handled under the partner's own privacy policy rather than this one. Those partners set their own retention and sharing practices, and we do not control them. Read the partner's policy before you submit a search.
Links to Other Websites
We link out to court pages, Sheriff's Office pages, state systems, legal aid organizations, and third-party search tools. Following one of those links takes you off this site, and the destination's privacy policy then applies to your visit. Read it before you share personal details.
Some advertising partners may track activity across sites in order to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours, and we cannot switch it off for you.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Some information may reach:
- Search partners that handle the queries you run here
- Analytics services we use to measure traffic and performance
- Advertising networks that place ads on these pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
We follow standard security practices for the data we collect. Nothing connected to the internet is completely safe, though. We take reasonable steps to protect what we hold, and we cannot promise that a breach will never happen.
Users Under 18
This site is written for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has sent us data, contact us and we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Michigan privacy and consumer-protection law may give you additional rights over your information, depending on where you live. At a minimum, you can ask us to:
- Provide a copy of what we hold about you
- Correct information that is wrong
- Delete your data
- Stop certain kinds of processing
These rights cover what this site holds. They do not reach a court file, a police report, or a Sheriff's Office record, because those belong to the public body that maintains them and follow their own access rules.
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy over time. When that happens, the new version appears on this page with a new effective date. Check back if you want to follow how your information is handled.
Effective date: September 15, 2026