Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
When you enter a name or a birth year into a search box on this site, the input goes to the outside provider that runs that search. The provider processes the query and returns the results. We do not log or store the terms you type.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, we keep the message so that we can write back. It stays with our team, and we do not pass it to anyone outside the organization unless the law requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each time a page loads, our servers record basic technical details about the visit:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- The browser you use and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you opened and how long you stayed
- The site that referred you, if one did
- A timestamp for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies. These small files sit on your device and help us see how visitors use the site, including which pages draw the most traffic and where readers leave. Analytics services help us group that traffic data. You can block cookies in your browser settings at any time, and some parts of the site may work differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site online and loading quickly
- Passing your search request to the correct partner service
- Learning which pages help readers and which ones need work
- Finding and fixing technical problems
- Showing advertising that may match your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, keep, assemble, or sell any database of warrants or personal warrant records. It publishes general guidance about where Benzie County warrant records are held and how to check them through the courts, the County Clerk, and the Sheriff's Office. Michigan public bodies release records under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, subject to its exemptions.
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing we collect about visitors is put into a consumer report or a file about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies run the search boxes on this site. What you enter into one of those tools is handled under the partner's privacy policy rather than this one. Each partner sets its own retention and sharing rules, and we do not control them. Read the partner's policy before you submit a search.
Links to Other Websites
This site links to court pages, county offices, Sheriff records pages, legal aid resources, and outside 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 websites to target ads. That tracking runs on their systems and not on ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Some information may reach:
- Search partners that handle a query you run here
- Analytics services that measure traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place advertising on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard security practices for the data we collect. Nothing online is completely safe, however, and we cannot promise that a breach will never happen. We take reasonable steps to protect what we hold.
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 remove it.
Your Data Rights
Michigan has no general consumer privacy statute, and the Michigan Consumer Protection Act, MCL 445.901 et seq., addresses unfair or deceptive trade practices rather than data rights. Whatever your state allows, you may 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
Updates to This Policy
This privacy policy may change over time. When it does, the new version appears on this page with a fresh effective date. Check back to see how we handle visitor information.
Effective date: September 15, 2026