Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Whatever you type into a search box on this site goes directly to the third-party company that runs that tool. The provider processes the input and returns the results, and we do not keep or log the names, dates, or other terms you enter.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, we hold onto the message so we can write back. It stays inside our team, and we do not pass it to anyone outside the organization unless the law compels us to.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each time a page loads, our servers record a few technical details about the visit:
- The browser you used, along with its version
- The IP address your device was assigned
- Your operating system and the type of device you used
- How long you spent on each page and which pages you opened
- The referring site, when one sent you here
- A timestamp for every page view
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies, which are small files your device stores. They let us see how visitors move through the site, including the pages that get the most traffic and the points where people leave. Analytics providers help us pull that traffic data together. You can block cookies in your browser settings at any time, though a few parts of the site may act differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
The information we gather serves a short list of purposes:
- Routing your search request to the correct partner service
- Keeping pages loading quickly and the site running
- Working out which pages help readers and which need revision
- Finding and repairing technical problems
- Serving advertising that may match your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not compile, host, maintain, or sell any database of warrants or personal warrant records. We publish general guidance about where Van Buren County warrant records are kept and how to check them with the 7th District Court, the 36th Circuit Court, the Friend of the Court, and the Sheriff's Office. Michigan runs no statewide warrant registry, and this site does not pretend to be one. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing we collect from visitors is assembled into consumer reports or files about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
The search boxes on this site belong to outside companies. Anything you enter there is handled under that partner's privacy policy rather than this one. Those partners decide how long they keep data and who they share it with, and we have no control over their practices. Read the partner's policy before you run a search.
Links to Other Websites
This site links out to court pages, county offices, Michigan statutes, records request forms, and third-party search tools. Following any of those links takes you away from this site, and the destination's privacy policy governs from that point on. Read it before you share personal details.
Some advertising partners may track your activity across websites to place targeted ads. That tracking happens on their systems rather than ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. A limited set of parties may still receive some information:
- Ad networks that place advertising on our pages
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Search partners that handle the queries you run here
- Government bodies or law enforcement when a valid legal order requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard security practices to guard the information we collect. No internet-connected service can promise perfect protection, so we work to reduce risk without claiming that a breach is impossible.
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 law and the state's Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 and following, give the public rights over records held by public bodies, and other Michigan and federal rules may add protections depending on where you live. As a visitor to this private site, you can:
- Ask what information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct information that is wrong
- Ask us to delete your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy can change over time. When it does, the revised version appears on this page with a new effective date, so check back if you want to follow how visitor information is handled.
Effective date: September 15, 2026