Data You Give Us Directly
Information entered into a search form, such as a name, phone number, or address, is sent to the outside provider that supplies the result flow. Our servers do not retain a separate copy of those searches. A contact message supplies only the information included in that message and is used to respond.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our hosting keeps ordinary server logs: IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and timestamps. We look at this in aggregate to keep the site healthy and to see which pages readers use. Cookies or similar technologies may support basic analytics and, where applicable, advertising measurement.
What We Do With This Data
We use limited data to operate the reference, diagnose technical issues, measure traffic, and improve the material. Visitor lists are not sold, and the site does not create individual user profiles.
Links to Other Websites
We link out to county and state records portals, library collections, archives, and third-party search tools. Their privacy policies, not ours, govern what you submit there. That is especially true of the sponsored search results, which a third-party company provides.
Who Might See Your Data
The service providers that host and support the site process server logs for us. Analytics and advertising partners may receive the automatic data described above. We disclose data when a valid legal process requires it, and not otherwise.
How We Protect Your Data
The site runs over an encrypted connection and logs are kept only as long as the purposes above need them. There are no accounts here, so no password or profile of yours exists on this site to be exposed.
Users Under 18
The site is meant for adults and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18; if you believe a minor has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Your Data Rights
Privacy rights can vary by location. The research set did not identify a comprehensive Michigan consumer-data privacy statute or a single statewide opt-out registry applicable here. Because the site keeps little direct information, a request normally involves the contact mailbox and applicable logs; use the Contact page to ask. Government records held by Michigan, Kent County, or Gaines Township remain under the control of their custodian, so requests concerning those records belong with that office.
Updates to This Policy
Policy revisions will appear on this page. Continued use after publication of a revision indicates acceptance of the updated policy.