Data You Give Us Directly
We only receive what you choose to send. That is mostly search text and, if you write to us, the contents of your message and the address you send it from.
Search Queries
Terms you type into a search box may pass through to the partner that powers the box, and we may keep a record of the request so the site keeps working. Please do not type sensitive personal details, such as a Social Security number or a full date of birth, into any search field.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If you email us, we keep the message and your return address so we can reply. We do not publish messages or add senders to a mailing list.
Data We Gather Automatically
Like most websites, ours collects some technical information without asking, including:
- The browser and device type you used
- The pages you opened and how long you stayed
- The address of the site that sent you here
- Your approximate location, based on network information
Cookies and Analytics
Small files called cookies help the site remember settings and measure traffic. We use outside analytics services for that measurement, and advertising partners may set their own cookies. You can block or clear cookies in your browser settings, though some features may stop working if you do.
What We Do With This Data
The technical information we collect serves a short list of purposes:
- Keeping the site online and loading quickly
- Passing a search request to the partner that handles it
- Seeing which pages readers find useful
- Finding and fixing technical problems
- Showing advertising that may relate to your interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, build, or sell any database of warrants or personal warrant records. What we publish is general guidance about where Beltrami County records are kept and how to ask the District Court, the sheriff's records desk, or the state case search about them. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing we collect about visitors becomes a consumer report or a file about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes here are run by outside companies. Whatever you enter goes to the partner under the partner's own privacy policy, not this one. Those companies set their own retention and sharing rules, and we cannot change them. Read the partner's policy before you type anything you would rather keep private.
Links to Other Websites
We link to court pages, sheriff's office sites, state statutes, legal aid groups, and search partners. Following one of those links takes you off this site, and the destination's privacy policy takes over. Read it before you share anything personal.
Some advertising partners track browsing across sites to choose the ads they show. That tracking happens on their systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal information. Some of it may reach:
- Search partners that process the queries you run
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Advertising networks that place ads on the pages
- Courts or law enforcement when a valid legal order requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
We use standard safeguards to protect what we collect. No internet service can promise perfect security, and we cannot guarantee that a breach will never happen. We limit what we keep and review it periodically.
Users Under 18
This site is written for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has sent us information, write to us and we will remove it.
Your Data Rights
Minnesota law and federal law may give you rights over information a business keeps about you. The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. §13.04, governs how government data subjects reach their own records, and consumer protection rules may add rights against private companies. In general, you can:
- Ask for a copy of what we hold about you
- Ask us to correct information that is wrong
- Ask us to delete your information
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing
Send a request through the details on our contact page, and we will respond within a reasonable time.
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy as the site changes. When we do, the new version appears on this page with a fresh effective date. Check back if you want to follow how we handle information.
Effective date: September 15, 2026