Information You Send Directly
We receive information you choose to send through an email or other direct contact, such as your name, reply address, and the substance of your message. Please do not send sensitive record data unless it is necessary for your question.
Information Collected Automatically
Like many websites, the service may receive technical information from a browser or device, including IP address, browser type, pages requested, referring page, and time of visit. This information helps operate, secure, and improve the service.
How Information Is Used
Information may be used to answer an inquiry, maintain the website, understand aggregate use, protect against misuse, and meet legal obligations. We do not use direct-contact information for an unrelated purpose without a lawful basis.
Outside Websites
Links lead to government offices, libraries, and other external resources. Their privacy practices control after you leave this service. Review the policy of the outside organization before providing information there.
When Information May Be Shared
We may use service providers that help run the site, or disclose information when required by law, to respond to a valid legal process, protect rights or safety, or address fraud and abuse. We do not sell personal information supplied through direct contact.
Protecting Information
Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to protect information, but no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. Avoid sending information that does not need to be shared.
Visitors Under 18
This service is not directed to children. If you believe a child has provided personal information directly, contact us so the request can be reviewed.
Privacy Choices and Record Rights
Michigan's verified official sources did not identify a general statewide consumer-privacy law that supplies a universal data-broker deletion right. A person may use the opt-out process offered by a private publisher, but that does not erase an underlying government record. Public records held by Michigan agencies are governed by applicable access and exemption rules, including the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq. Requests to correct an official record must go to the office that created it.
Changes to This Policy
This policy may change as the service or legal requirements change. The current version posted here applies from its publication date.