Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name, date of birth or case number typed into a search box on this site goes to the outside provider that runs that tool. The provider processes the request and returns results. We do not keep or log the terms you enter.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, we keep the message so we can answer it. Those messages stay with our team, and we do not pass them to anyone outside the organization unless a legal requirement forces it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each time a page loads, our servers record a few technical details about the visit:
- The IP address your device is using
- The browser and browser version you are running
- The type of device and operating system
- Which pages you opened and how long each stayed on screen
- The referring site, when there was one
- A timestamp for every page view
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies, which are small files your device stores so we can see how the site is used, including which pages draw 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 behave differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site online, current and quick to load
- Passing your search request to the right partner service
- Learning which pages readers find useful and which need work
- Diagnosing technical problems and fixing them
- Showing advertising that may match your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, compile, maintain or sell a database of warrants or personal warrant records. What it publishes is general guidance on where Hillsdale County court records are held and how to check them through the 2B District Court, the 1st Circuit Court and the Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing we collect about 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 entered into one of those tools is handled under that partner's privacy policy rather than this one. Those partners set their own retention and sharing rules, and we do not control them. Read the partner's policy before submitting a search.
Links to Other Websites
Pages here link to court portals, the Sheriff's Office, Michigan court search tools, legal aid organizations and outside search services. Following one of those links takes you off this site, and the destination's privacy policy then governs your visit. Read it before sharing personal details.
Some advertising partners may track activity across sites in order to target ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Some information may reach:
- Search partners that process the queries you run here
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Advertising networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government offices when a valid legal order requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
We keep standard security practices in place to protect the data we hold. Nothing connected to the internet is unbreakable, so we cannot promise that a breach will never happen, but we work to keep your information secure.
Users Under 18
This site is built for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has shared data with us, contact us and we will remove it promptly.
Your Data Rights
State privacy and consumer-protection law may give you rights over your data beyond what is described here, and those rights depend on where you live. At a minimum you can:
- Ask for a copy of what we hold about you
- Have inaccurate information corrected
- Ask us to delete your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may change over time. When it does, the revised version is posted here with a new effective date, so check back if you want to follow how visitor information is handled.
Effective date: September 15, 2026