Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or date of birth you type into a search box on this site passes straight to the outside provider that runs the search. That provider handles the query and sends back results. We do not keep or log the terms you type on our side.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, we hold on to the message so we can write back. Your note stays with our team. We do not pass it to anyone outside our organization unless the law requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each time a page here loads, our servers record a small set of technical details about the visit:
- The IP address your device is using
- The browser you are on, and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- Pages you opened and the time you spent on them
- The site that referred you here, when there was one
- A timestamp for every page view
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies, which are small files placed on your device. They show us how visitors move around: which pages draw the most traffic and where people leave. Analytics services help us total that traffic up. You can block cookies in your browser settings at any time, though some parts of the site may then behave differently.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping pages online, stable, and fast to load
- Passing your search request to the correct partner service
- Learning which pages help readers and which ones need work
- Finding and repairing technical problems
- Serving advertising that may match your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, build, maintain, or sell any database of warrants or personal warrant records. It publishes general guidance about where Branch County warrant records are kept and how to check them with the courts that issue warrants, the County Clerk, the Friend of the Court, and the Sheriff's Office. Michigan's open-records law, MCL 15.231, governs requests to county agencies, while court files follow the Michigan court access rule instead. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing gathered about visitors is turned into consumer reports or files on other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies supply the search boxes on this site. Whatever you enter into those tools is processed under the partner's own 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 those choices. Read the partner's policy before you run a search.
Links to Other Websites
This site links out to court pages, county offices, state agencies, and search tools. Following any of those links takes you away from this site, and the destination's privacy policy then applies to your visit. Read it before you hand over personal details.
Some advertising partners may follow your activity across sites in order to serve 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 information may reach:
- Search partners that handle the queries you run here
- Analytics services used to measure traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place advertising on these pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order compels it
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard security practices to protect the information we collect. Even so, nothing connected to the internet is entirely safe. We take reasonable steps to keep your information secure, but we cannot promise that a breach will never occur.
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 promptly.
Your Data Rights
Where you live can affect the rights you hold over your information. Michigan law includes protections for personal data held by certain entities, including the Identity Theft Protection Act, MCL 445.61, and Michigan FOIA gives you a separate right to request records from public bodies. Regardless of where you live, you may ask us to:
- Provide a copy of what we hold about you
- Correct information that is inaccurate
- Delete your data on request
- Stop certain kinds of processing
Updates to This Policy
This privacy policy may change over time. When it does, the revised version appears on this page with a new effective date. Come back to this page if you want to follow how your information is handled.