Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or birth year you type into a search box goes to the outside provider that runs that search. The provider processes the input and returns the result. We do not store the terms you enter.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, we keep the message so we can answer it. That message stays with our team, and we do not share it outside the organization unless the law requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each time a page loads, our servers record some technical details about the visit:
- The IP address of your device
- Your browser and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you opened and how long you stayed
- The site that referred you, when there is one
- A timestamp for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
We use cookies, which are small files stored on your device, to see how visitors move through the site and which pages get the most traffic. Analytics services help us totals that data. Your browser settings can block cookies at any time, though some parts of the site may behave differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
- Keep the site online and loading quickly
- Send your search request to the provider that handles it
- See which pages are useful and which need work
- Find and fix technical problems
- Show advertising that may match your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, build, or sell any database of warrants or personal record information. We publish general guidance about where St. Joseph County warrant records are held and how to check them with the issuing court, the clerk divisions, and the 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 a consumer report about anyone.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes here are powered by outside companies. Anything you type into one is processed 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 you submit a search.
Links to Other Websites
We link to court pages, clerk offices, sheriff pages, legal aid groups, and outside search tools. Following one of those links takes you off this site, and the privacy policy of that destination then governs your visit. Some advertising partners track activity across sites to target ads, and that tracking runs on their systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Limited information may reach:
- The search partners that handle queries you run here
- The analytics services we use to measure traffic
- The ad networks that place ads on our pages
- A government body when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard security practices to protect what we collect. No internet service can promise complete safety, and we cannot guarantee that a breach will never happen.
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 data to us, contact us and we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Michigan's Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq., governs public access to records held by state and local government offices, and it does not apply to a private site like this one. Michigan court records follow a separate path under MCR 8.119 and local court access rules. For the data we hold, you can:
- Ask for a copy of what we have about you
- Ask us to correct information that is wrong
- Ask us to delete your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy. A new version appears on this page with a new effective date, so check back if you want to follow how we handle information.
Effective date: September 15, 2026