Information You Submit
Queries Sent to Search Providers
When a name, location, or other term is entered in a search tool, that query passes to the third-party provider that operates the tool. Baraga County Released Inmates does not store or log those search terms on its own systems. The provider’s policy controls its handling of the query and any later account activity.
Messages Sent to Us
If you email us or submit a contact message, we keep the details needed to read and answer it. We do not share that message outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law.
Technical Data Collected Automatically
Routine web systems may record basic technical and usage details when a page loads. Those records can include:
- The requesting internet protocol address.
- The browser name and version.
- The device type and operating system.
- The pages viewed and time spent on them.
- The referring website, when one is supplied.
- The date and time of a request.
Cookie Choices
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site and support some functions. Most browsers let users reject or remove cookies. Blocking them may cause parts of the site or an outside service to work differently.
How Information Supports the Site
Collected information is used for a limited set of operating and measurement tasks.
- Maintain performance and keep pages available.
- Send a search request to the selected partner service.
- Learn which Baraga County pages help readers most.
- Detect errors, misuse, and other technical problems.
- Present advertising that may reflect user interests.
Links Beyond This Website
Pages link to the Baraga County Sheriff, Michigan Department of Corrections, Michigan courts, government record portals, and outside search tools. Michigan public bodies handle requests for existing nonexempt records under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq. Once a visitor follows any outside link, that destination’s privacy terms apply.
Advertising companies may use their own systems to observe activity across different websites and select interest-based ads. Their collection occurs under their practices, not this notice.
Parties That May Receive Data
We do not sell personal information. Data may still be provided to a limited group when needed for site functions or a binding legal duty:
- Search partners that process a submitted query.
- Analytics vendors that measure site use.
- Advertising networks serving or measuring ads.
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order.
Reasonable Security Measures
We use standard safeguards suited to a public reference website. No website, transmission path, or internet-connected storage system can be promised as fully secure. We therefore cannot guarantee that a breach or unauthorized access will never occur.
Visitors Younger Than Eighteen
This website is meant for adults. We do not knowingly gather personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian who believes a minor submitted data may contact us and ask that it be deleted.
Your Data Choices
Subject to applicable law and our ability to verify the request, a user may:
- Ask for a copy of personal data we hold.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Ask that qualifying personal data be erased.
- Object to or opt out of certain processing.
Changes to This Notice
We may revise this privacy notice as the site, its services, or applicable requirements change. A revised version takes effect when posted here with an updated effective date.