Information You Choose to Provide
A name, location, or other term entered in a search box goes directly to the independent provider operating that tool. We do not store or log those search terms on our systems. If you send an email or contact message, we retain what you provide long enough to answer and manage the exchange. We do not disclose that correspondence outside the organization unless required by law.
Technical Data and Cookies
Ordinary page requests may automatically produce technical records, including:
- internet protocol address;
- browser name and version;
- device category and operating system;
- pages visited and approximate time spent;
- the referring page, when supplied; and
- request dates and timestamps.
Cookies and similar technologies help measure how visitors use the site. Browser controls can block or delete cookies, although some features may then work differently.
How Information Is Used
- Operate the site and maintain performance.
- Pass a search request to the selected partner service.
- Understand which Montcalm County guides visitors find useful.
- Diagnose errors, abuse, and security concerns.
- Display advertising that may reflect general interests.
Other Websites and Advertising
Links may lead to Montcalm County offices, MI-VINE, MiCOURT, MDOC OTIS, federal locators, news outlets, or independent search tools. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy policy controls its collection and use of data. Advertising providers may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites for interest-based advertising; that processing is governed by those providers.
When Data May Be Shared
We do not sell personal information. Data may be available to search partners that process queries, analytics vendors, advertising networks, and law-enforcement or government bodies when disclosure is compelled by a valid legal order. Michigan FOIA, MCL 15.231 et seq., governs requests to Michigan public bodies, not access to this private site's technical records.
Security Practices
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used to protect information. No website, transmission method, or storage system is completely secure, so we cannot promise that a breach or unauthorized access will never occur.
Visitors Under 18
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted information may use the Contact page to request review and deletion.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify a request, you may ask for a copy of personal data we hold, correction of inaccurate data, deletion, or an opt-out from certain processing. These choices do not control data held independently by a sheriff, court, corrections agency, advertiser, or search partner.
Policy Revisions
We may revise this policy when site practices or legal requirements change. Updated wording takes effect when posted here, together with any displayed effective date.