Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or birth year that you type into a search box on this site goes directly to the outside company that runs that search. The provider processes the entry and returns whatever it has. We do not keep a copy of the terms you enter.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email you send us is kept so that we can answer it, and it stays inside our organization. We do not hand it to anyone outside the organization unless the law requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
The servers that deliver these pages record routine technical details with each visit:
- The IP address your device is using
- The browser and browser version you loaded
- The kind of device and operating system you are on
- Which pages you opened and how long each one stayed on screen
- The referring site, when one sent you here
- A timestamp for every page view
Cookies and Analytics
This site sets cookies, which are small files your device stores. They show us which pages attract traffic and where visitors leave. Analytics providers help us combine those numbers into reports. Your browser can refuse cookies if you prefer, though some parts of the site may then behave differently.
What We Do With This Data
- Keep the site online and loading quickly
- Route your search request to the correct partner service
- See which pages help readers and which ones need work
- Find and repair technical problems
- Serve advertising that may relate to your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, build, or sell a database of warrants or warrant records about people. What it publishes is guidance about where Ogemaw County warrant records are kept and how to ask for them, which means the 82nd District Court, the 34th Circuit Court and the County Clerk, the Sheriff's Office, and the correctional facility. Records held by county agencies are requested under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq., while court files follow Michigan Court Rule 8.119 instead. Nothing gathered from visitors is assembled into consumer reports or into files about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
The search boxes here belong to outside providers. Whatever you type into one is handled under that provider's privacy policy rather than this one. Those providers decide how long they keep data and who else may see it, and we have no say in it. Read the provider's policy before you submit a search.
Links to Other Websites
Pages here link to court portals, sheriff's office pages, state agencies, legal aid organizations, and outside search tools. Following one of those links takes you away from this site, and the destination's own privacy policy then applies. Read it before you share personal details.
Advertising partners may also track activity across sites in order to target ads. That tracking happens on their systems, not on ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Some data may still reach:
- Search partners that process the queries you run here
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Advertising networks that place ads on these pages
- A court or government office when a valid legal order requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
We apply ordinary security practices to the information we hold. No internet service can promise perfect protection, however, and we cannot guarantee 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. Tell us if you believe a minor has sent data to us, and we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Depending on where you live, Michigan privacy and consumer-protection law (Michigan Consumer Protection Act, MCL 445.901 et seq.) and other authorities may add rights on top of the ones below. At a minimum you can:
- Ask what information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct something that is wrong
- Ask us to delete your information
- Object to certain kinds of processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may change as the site changes. A revised version appears on this page with a new effective date, so check back if you want to follow how your information is handled.
Effective date: September 15, 2026