Information You Submit
Terms Entered in Search
A name, location, or other term entered in a search tool is sent to the third-party provider operating that tool. Kalamazoo County Recent Arrests does not keep or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages Sent to Us
If you email or send a contact message, we retain what is needed to answer it. We do not share that message outside the organization unless disclosure is legally required.
Technical Data Collected
Normal web and analytics systems may record basic technical details when a page loads, including:
- Your internet protocol address
- Browser name and version
- Device category and operating system
- Pages viewed and time spent
- The referring site, when available
- Date and time records
Cookies
Cookies help measure how visitors use the site. You may block them through browser settings, though some functions may then work differently.
Purposes for Using Data
Collected information supports site operation and improvement. It may be used to:
- Maintain performance and availability
- Send a search request to the selected partner
- Understand which pages help visitors
- Detect and repair technical problems
- Present advertising that may reflect user interests
Privacy Beyond This Site
Links may lead to the KCSO roster, records portals, police or corrections pages, government services, and third-party search tools. Once you leave, that destination's privacy terms control.
Advertising partners may use their own systems to recognize activity across websites and select interest-based ads. That tracking occurs under the partner's practices, not this site's.
Limited Data Recipients
We do not sell personal data. Information may be received by:
- Search providers processing a submitted query
- Analytics providers measuring site use
- Advertising networks serving ads
- Law enforcement or another government body acting under a valid legal order
Security Has Limits
We use customary safeguards appropriate to the site. No internet-connected service is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee that a breach will never occur.
Adults Only
This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. A parent or guardian may contact us to request deletion if a minor submitted information.
Your Privacy Choices
Subject to applicable law and verification, you may:
- Ask for a copy of data held about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Ask that eligible data be erased
- Opt out of certain processing where the law provides that choice
Changes to This Notice
This privacy notice may be revised. An updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.