Information You Submit
Search terms
A name, location, or other term entered in a search box is transmitted to the third-party company that operates that tool. This site does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages
Information sent in an email or contact message is retained as needed to answer. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Automatic Technical Data
Ordinary service and analytics logs may record:
- Internet Protocol address;
- browser name and version;
- device type and operating system;
- pages viewed and time spent;
- referring page, when supplied; and
- request dates and times.
Cookies
Cookies help measure use and support site functions. Browser controls can block or delete them, though some features may then work differently.
How Data Is Used
Collected data may be used to:
- operate and improve site speed;
- send a query to the selected search partner;
- measure which content helps readers;
- diagnose security or technical faults; and
- display advertising suited to general interests.
Links and Outside Services
Links may lead to Mecosta County jail and Sheriff pages, Michigan courts or corrections portals, news sources, and commercial search tools. The destination’s privacy terms apply after a visitor leaves this site. Advertising companies may also measure activity across sites through their own systems.
Who May Receive Data
Personal data is not sold by this site. Limited information may be handled by:
- search providers that process submitted queries;
- analytics vendors;
- advertising networks; and
- law-enforcement or government bodies responding to a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
Standard administrative and technical safeguards are used. No internet-connected service can promise perfect security, so transmission and storage are not guaranteed to be breach-proof.
Visitors Under Eighteen
The site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian may request deletion if a minor submitted information.
Your Privacy Choices
Where applicable law provides a right, a person may ask to:
- receive a copy of personal data held;
- correct inaccurate data;
- erase eligible data; or
- opt out of certain processing.
Requests can be sent through the contact page. Identity verification may be required.
Changes to This Notice
This notice may be revised as practices or legal duties change. The current version will be posted here with an updated effective date. Effective September 10, 2026.