Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or birth year typed into a search box here goes directly to the outside provider that runs the search. That company processes the request and returns the results. The terms entered into those tools are not stored on this site.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email sent to this site is kept so it can be answered. Messages stay with the people who run the site and are not passed to anyone outside the organization unless a legal obligation requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each time a page here loads, the servers behind it record routine technical details about the visit:
- The IP address assigned to the device
- The browser and its version
- The device type and operating system
- Which pages were opened and how long each one stayed on screen
- The referring site, when there is one
- The time of each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are used here. These small files sit on a device and show how visitors move through the site, including which pages draw the most traffic and where readers leave. Analytics services help combine that traffic into aggregate figures. A browser can be set to block cookies at any time, and some parts of the site may behave differently when they are blocked.
What We Do With This Data
Information collected from visitors is put to a small number of practical uses.
- Keep the site online and loading quickly
- Send a search request to the partner service that handles it
- Learn which pages readers find useful and which need work
- Find and repair technical problems
- Show advertising that may relate to a visitor's interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, build, compile, or sell any database of warrants or personal warrant records. It publishes general guidance about where Oceana County warrant records are held and how to request them from the courts, the sheriff's office, and the state court system.
Two Michigan access rules matter here, and neither one turns this site into a record holder. Court files are governed by the Michigan Court Rules, including MCR 8.119, and juvenile files carry their own limits under MCL 712A.28. County executive records fall under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 through MCL 15.246. This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing collected from visitors is assembled into consumer reports or files about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
The search boxes here are run by outside companies. Whatever is entered into one of those tools is handled under that partner's privacy policy rather than this one. Each partner sets its own rules for retaining and sharing data, and we do not control those rules. Read the partner's policy before submitting a search.
Links to Other Websites
This site links out to court pages, sheriff and county offices, state record systems, and other resources. Following one of those links leaves this site, and the destination's privacy policy then applies to the visit. Read it before sharing personal details.
Some advertising partners may track activity across sites in order to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems rather than on this one.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold here. Some information may reach:
- Search partners that process queries submitted through this site
- Analytics services used to measure traffic and performance
- Advertising networks that place ads on these pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
Standard security practices are used to guard the information this site collects. No internet service is completely safe, so while reasonable steps are taken, a breach cannot be ruled out entirely.
Users Under 18
This site is written for adults. Personal information is not knowingly collected from anyone under 18. Anyone who believes a minor has provided data here can ask for it to be removed.
Your Data Rights
Michigan law gives residents ways to reach the public records that government bodies hold, and the same state is the source of the access rules cited on these pages. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231, a person may ask to inspect or copy a county record that is not exempt, and the request rules appear in MCL 15.233. Court files follow the Michigan Court Rules instead, with MCR 8.119 covering public access and the standard for sealing. Visitors to this site can also:
- Ask what personal data this site holds about them
- Request corrections to information that is wrong
- Ask for data to be erased
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised over time. Any revision is posted on this page with a new effective date.
Effective date: September 15, 2026