Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
Anything typed into a search box on this site goes to the outside provider that runs that search, which processes the entry and returns a result. Those terms are not stored or logged on this end.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email sent to this site is kept so it can be answered, and it stays inside the team. It is not shared with anyone outside the organization unless a legal obligation requires it.
Data We Gather Automatically
Each page load picks up a small set of technical details about the visit:
- Which browser and version is in use
- The device type and operating system
- The IP address assigned to the device
- The pages viewed and the time spent on each
- Timestamps for every page view
- The site that referred the visit, when there is one
Cookies and Analytics
This site uses cookies, which are small files stored on a device that show how visitors move through the pages and where they leave. Analytics services aggregate that traffic data. Browser settings can block cookies at any time, though some parts of the site may behave differently when they are blocked.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site running and loading quickly
- Routing search requests to the correct partner service
- Identifying which pages help readers and which need work
- Finding and fixing technical problems
- Showing advertising that may match a visitor's interests
No Warrant Data on File
This site does not host, compile, maintain, or sell databases of warrants or personal warrant-record information. It publishes general guidance about where Lake County warrant records are held and how to check them through the sheriff's office, the district court, and the state's public court records system. It is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and nothing collected about visitors is assembled into consumer reports or files about other people.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes on this site belong to outside companies. Whatever is entered into one of those tools is handled under the partner's own privacy policy rather than this one. Those companies set their own retention and sharing rules, and this site does not control them. Review the partner's policy before submitting a search.
Links to Other Websites
Pages here link to sheriff's office sites, court records systems, city government pages, and outside search tools. Following one of those links leaves this site, and the destination's privacy policy takes over from that point. Read it before sharing personal details.
Some advertising partners may track activity across sites to target ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not on this one.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal data is not sold. Some information may reach:
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and performance
- Search partners that handle queries submitted here
- Ad networks that place ads on these pages
- Government bodies or law enforcement when a valid legal order requires disclosure
How We Protect Your Data
Standard security practices are used to protect the data this site collects. No internet-connected service is untouchable, so no one can promise that a breach will never happen, but reasonable steps are taken to prevent one.
Users Under 18
This site is written for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. Anyone who believes a minor has shared data here can ask for it to be removed, and it will be deleted.
Your Data Rights
Minnesota's Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes chapter 13, gives the public rights over records held by government agencies, and section 13.82 sets limits for law-enforcement data. Those rules bind government offices rather than a private reference site, but the same courtesies are offered to anyone who asks. At a minimum, a visitor can:
- Request a copy of whatever this site holds about them
- Ask for incorrect information to be corrected
- Ask for data to be erased
- Opt out of certain kinds of processing
Updates to This Policy
This policy may change over time. When it does, the revised version appears on this page with a new effective date, so check back to see how information is handled.
Effective date: September 15, 2026