Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or date of birth typed into one of the search boxes on this site goes directly to the outside provider that runs that search, and that provider processes it and returns the result. We do not keep or log what was typed into those tools.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, we retain the message so we can answer it. It stays with our team, and we do not pass it to anyone outside the organization unless the law requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, our servers record a few technical details about the visit:
- The IP address your device is using
- The browser you use and its version number
- Your device type and operating system
- Which pages you opened and how long each one stayed on screen
- The site that referred you here, if one did
- The time each page was viewed
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies, which are small files stored on your device that show us how visitors move through the pages. Analytics services help aggregate that traffic data. You can block cookies in your browser at any time, though some parts of the site may behave differently if you do.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site online and loading at a reasonable speed
- Routing your search request to the partner service that handles it
- Learning which pages readers find useful and which need work
- Finding and fixing technical problems
- Displaying advertising that may relate to your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, compile, maintain, or sell any database of warrants or warrant records. We publish general guidance about where Traverse County court and sheriff records are held, and about how to check them with the District Court, Court Administration, 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 or a file about any third party.
Third-Party Search Partners
The search boxes on this site are operated by outside companies. Anything entered into one of those tools is handled under that partner's privacy policy rather than this one. Those companies decide how long they keep data and who else sees it, and we have no control over either choice. Read the partner's policy before submitting a search.
Links to Other Websites
This site links to court portals, sheriff and county pages, state statute pages, legal aid organizations, and outside search tools. Following one of those links takes you off this site, and the destination's privacy policy governs from that point. Read it before sharing personal details.
Some advertising partners may track activity across sites to serve targeted ads. That tracking happens on their systems rather than ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Some information may reach:
- Search partners that process queries submitted here
- Analytics providers that measure site traffic and performance
- Advertising networks that place ads on these pages
- Law enforcement or government offices when a valid legal order requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard security practices to protect the data we collect. No site connected to the internet is completely safe, and we cannot promise that a breach will never occur. We do what is reasonable to prevent one.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has shared data with us, contact us and we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Minnesota's Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes chapter 13, governs records held by state and local government offices, and it does not apply to a privately operated website like this one. Where Minnesota consumer-protection law gives you rights over data a private company holds, those rights apply here. You can:
- Ask what information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct something that is wrong
- Ask us to delete your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing
For an official court or sheriff record, the Government Data Practices Act is the law that applies, and the office that holds the record handles that request.
Updates to This Policy
This policy may change as the site develops. When it does, the revised version appears on this page along with its new effective date. Check back here to see how we handle visitor information at any given time.