Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or location entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider that operates it. The provider processes the request and supplies its results. We do not keep a separate log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain an email message long enough to respond and maintain necessary correspondence. It remains within our organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
Our systems receive routine technical details when a page loads:
- Page-view dates and times
- Browser type and version
- Device class and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent on them
- The referring site, when available
- The device's assigned IP address
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small device files that help measure how visitors move through the site, including popular pages and exit points. Analytics providers combine that traffic into reports. Browser controls can block cookies, although doing so may change how some features work.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
- Operating the site and improving load performance
- Routing a search request to the selected partner
- Measuring which content is useful and where revisions are needed
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, compile, or sell a database of personal criminal records. Gladwin County guidance points readers to the sheriff, the 80th District and 55th Circuit courts, Michigan State Police CJIC, and the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry. Visitor data is not assembled into a third-party record or consumer report, and this site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies power the search boxes. Information entered there is governed by that provider's policy, including its retention and sharing choices. Review those terms before running a search because we do not control the provider's practices.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to Gladwin County offices, Michigan agencies, courts, legal resources, or third-party tools. Once you leave this site, the destination's privacy terms control. Read them before providing personal information.
Advertising providers may use their own systems to follow activity across websites and select targeted ads. Their tracking is not operated by us.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Limited data may be available to:
- Analytics vendors measuring traffic and performance
- Search providers processing a query you submit
- Advertising networks serving material on a page
- A government or law-enforcement body acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for information under our control. No internet service can guarantee perfect security, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
This resource is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If such data is identified, we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Applicable law may provide additional rights based on where you live. Michigan's Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231-.246, applies to public-agency records rather than data held by this private site. MCL 28.243 separately governs specified criminal-identification records. For information we control, you may:
- Object to certain forms of processing
- Request deletion where it is available
- Ask what personal data we hold about you
- Seek correction of inaccurate information
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this privacy policy. A change will be posted here with a new effective date, so review the policy periodically for the current terms.
Effective date: July 27, 2026