Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Sanilac County Parks respects your privacy. This policy explains the information this website collects, how it is used, and the choices available to you.

When you use the contact form, we collect the name, email address, subject, park or inquiry category, and message you choose to provide. We also receive limited technical information that is normally sent by your browser, such as your IP address and browser type. If an email updates signup form is available, we may collect your name, email address, and consent to receive park updates. You can ask to stop receiving updates at any time. Story and photo submissions should be made by adults or with permission from a parent or guardian. Please do not submit personal information about children unless you have permission to do so and are comfortable with the potential use described in the submission form.

If you use the Share a Park Story form, we may collect your name, email address, selected park, story text, uploaded files or images, and your consent to review and potentially use submitted materials. Uploaded files may include file metadata. Please do not submit sensitive personal information.

We use contact-form information to respond to questions, help visitors plan a park visit, address website feedback, and operate and protect the website. We do not sell personal information. We may use general website activity information to understand how visitors use the site, improve page content, troubleshoot technical issues, and maintain site security.

Story submissions may be reviewed by the park office and, with the permission granted in the submission form, may be used on the website or in suitable park communications or promotional materials.

This website may display services from Google Maps and Google Places, as well as a weather widget from AskWeather. These providers may collect information according to their own privacy policies. Booking links take you to Bonfire, a separate service with its own terms and privacy practices. The events calendar, visitor center listings, maps, and other embedded tools may load content or scripts from third-party services used to display park information. Those services may receive technical information such as your browser, device, IP address, page visited, and interaction with the embedded feature.

Cookies are small files that help websites function. Third-party maps, widgets, videos, or other embedded content may set their own cookies or collect information as though you visited those services directly. This website may use analytics or tag-management tools, including Google Tag Manager, to help understand site traffic and improve the visitor experience. These tools may use cookies or similar technologies depending on your browser settings and the services loaded on a page.

We retain contact messages, story submissions, uploaded files, and signup information only as long as reasonably necessary to respond, manage park communications, review submissions, and meet legal or administrative obligations. We use reasonable measures to protect information, but no internet transmission or storage method is completely secure.

You may contact us to ask about information you submitted through this site, including requests to correct or delete it where appropriate. You can also control most cookies through your browser settings.

For privacy questions, please use our contact page. We may update this policy as the website or its services change; the date above will be revised when that happens.