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Privacy Notice

Thank you for visiting the United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Tennessee website. Our privacy policy outlines the types of information we learn when you visit our site and how such information will be used.


Information Routinely Collected and Stored

If you visit our site to view or download information, we may collect and store the following information:

1) The name of the domain from which you accessed the Internet; for example, "aol.com" if you use America Online.

2) The IP address from which you accessed the Judiciary's website. An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the World Wide Web.

3) The date and time you access our site.

4) The type of browser and operating system used to access the Judiciary's site.

5) The pages you visit.

6) If you linked to the court website from another website, the address of the originating site.

This information is used solely for the purpose of evaluating and maintaining our site. From this information, we learn what users like and need; what kind of technology they are using; how often they visit; and other valuable information that helps us to offer our visitors the best site possible.


Information You Provide

If you choose to provide us with personal information, perhaps to be placed on our mailing list or to request additional information via our webmaster e-mailbox, it will be used only for the purpose(s) you state. We collect such information only to respond to your requests. We do not share that information with others, and we do not collect information for commercial marketing.


Site Security

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this Government computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Anyone using this system expressly consents to such monitoring and is advised that if such monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, such evidence may be provided to appropriate law enforcement officials.

Unauthorized entry into this system is prohibited and subject to prosecution under Title 18 of the U.S. Code. All activities and access attempts are logged. By logging into this system, you agree to the terms stated above. If you do not agree to the terms stated above, please exit.


Notice Regarding The Download And Use Of Adobe® Acrobat Reader™

The Federal Judiciary has no relationship with Adobe® and makes no warranty as to the quality of their products or services. Further, the Judiciary takes no responsibility for any damage caused to your computer or operating system upon the download of the Adobe® Acrobat Reader™ product. If you choose to download the Acrobat Reader™, it is important that you thoroughly read through the product information and system requirements provided by Adobe®. If you have trouble downloading or installing the Acrobat Reader™, please contact Adobe® for support.

The Federal Judiciary provides many documents as Adobe® PDF (Portable Document Format) files, which require the Acrobat Reader™ for viewing and printing. The benefits of PDF are many, including the FREE availability of the Acrobat Reader™ product, which allow for more compatibility from user to user, regardless of the word processing software installed on each users' computer system.