Data & Privacy Policy

Starter public policy draft. This is not legal advice. Have an attorney review before a broad public launch.

MMIPS separates private intake data from approved public case data. The purpose is to help public awareness while protecting families, submitters, sensitive locations, and investigations.

Emergency and legal notice: MMIPS is a public-awareness and accountability tool. It is not law enforcement, it does not replace calling 911, and it does not replace filing a police report, submitting to NamUs, contacting tribal law enforcement, BIA MMU, FBI, or local authorities.

Data MMIPS may collect

Public data

Public case pages should contain only approved information intended for public awareness. Public pages should not include private submitter contact data, unsafe exact locations, or unverified accusations.

Private data

Private submissions, submitter contact information, internal review notes, correction requests, and admin audit records are intended for review and safety operations, not public display.

Security controls

Retention and deletion

MMIPS may retain submissions and audit logs to document review decisions, safety actions, and abuse prevention. Families and authorized contacts may request correction, hiding, or removal of public information.

Contact

Privacy/legal notices: legal@mmips.com
Corrections/removals: corrections@mmips.com
General questions: contact@mmips.com

Request correction/removalSafety Policy