Privacy and Security

The University of Tennessee College of Law is committed to your privacy

Your privacy is important, so we have created the following Privacy and Security Policy to let you know what information we collect when you visit our web site, why we collect it, and how it is used. This Privacy and Security Policy also addresses our data security practices, the options you have to access and control any personally identifiable information you provide to us, and other matters. This Privacy and Security Policy is governed by our Terms and Conditions. We may periodically make changes to this Privacy and Security Policy which will include on this page. It is your responsibility to review this Privacy and Security Policy frequently and remain informed about any changes to it, so we encourage you to visit this page often.

What information do we collect from you? Why?

We May Collect Information Needed to Contact You Later:

If we collect personal contact information (as described below), you may later access and modify it, and remove it from our system. You may also choose simply not to provide your personal contact information at the point of collection.

We May Collect Your Name, Address and
Phone Number.

When you use our web Site, we may request your name, street address, telephone number or other "real world" contact information.

We use this information to complete and support your use of the web site, for internal purposes and to comply with any requirements of law. This information may be disclosed to our staff and to third parties involved in your use or interaction with the College of Law or this Site.

We May Collect Your Email Address.

We may request your email address, or other information needed to contact you online. We use it to complete and support your purchases from and use of the Site and interaction with the College of Law, and to comply with any requirements of law, to respond to any questions you might have and to provide you with additional information. This information may be disclosed to our staff and to third parties involved in the completion of your transaction, the delivery of your order or the support of your use of the Site.

We May Collect Other Kinds of Information from You:

When you use our Site, we may collect personal information about you described below. You may later access and modify the information, and have it removed. You may also choose simply not to provide your personal contact information at the point of collection.

We May Collect Navigation and Clickstream Data.

As you browse our Site, we may gather navigational and clickstream data that shows what pages are visited and how long various features are used. This information will not reveal your identity or be linked to you personally. We use this information to complete and support your use of the Site, and to comply with any requirements of contract or law. This information may be disclosed only to our staff and to third parties involved in the support of your use of the College of Law and this Site.

Certain Exceptional Disclosures

We may disclose your information if necessary to protect our legal rights, if the information relates to actual or threatened harmful conduct, or if we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to (1) conform to the requirements of law or comply with governmental orders, court orders, or legal process served on us or (2) to protect and defend the property or rights of The University of Tennessee College of Law, the users of its website, or the public. This includes exchanging information with other organizations for fraud protection. If we were to file for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code or other similar law or merge with another institution, we may sell the information you provide to us on the Site to a third party or share your personal information with the company we merge with.

What are cookies? Why do we use them?

Cookies are very tiny text files that are stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages that record your preferences. From time to time we may use cookies to keep track of your activities and interactions with the Site. They cannot harm your computer and they do not contain any personal or private information. You may be required to accept cookies to use all or parts of the Site.

How do we protect information we collect?

We follow reasonable technical and management practices to help protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of data stored on our system. While no computer system is completely secure, we believe the measures implemented by our web site reduce the likelihood of security problems to a level appropriate to the type of data involved.

How long do we keep user information?

We generally keep user data on our server or in our archives for as long as we reasonably need it. We may alter this practice according to changing requirements. For example, we may delete some data if needed to free up storage space. We may keep other data for longer periods if the law requires it. In addition, information posted in a public forum could stay in the public domain indefinitely.

Data management requests are administered in an orderly manner to the extent feasible and within our direct control. Note: we have greater control over recently collected data than for archived data. Once data is removed from the system and archived, it may not be feasible to accommodate specific requests. In those cases, our general data retention policy applies.

Your consent to this policy

By using the Site, you agree to this Privacy and Security Policy. This is our entire and exclusive Privacy and Security Policy and it supersedes any earlier version. Our Terms and Conditions take precedence over any conflicting Policy provision. We may change our Privacy and Security Policy by posting a new version of the policy on this page which it is your responsibility to review frequently.

Legal Disclaimer

This Site operates AS-IS and AS-AVAILABLE, without liability of any kind. We are not responsible for events beyond our direct control. This Privacy and Security Policy is governed by Tennessee law, excluding conflicts or choice of law principles.

If you have a privacy question