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Legal Statements

Notice of Policy

The University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service has created this privacy statement to demonstrate the agency's commitment to privacy of personal information consistent with its duties and responsibilities as an agency of the state of Tennessee. The purpose of this statement is to inform you about the use of information gathered when you visit this website.

Information Collection

This website is administered by the University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS). In order to improve the usefulness of our website for our visitors, we automatically collect and maintain statistical information from our site's data log that concerns network traffic flow and volume. Information gathered regarding visitors to the website is of the following type: IP address, pages visited, and documents viewed while at our site, and from where you linked to us.

Disclosure of Information to Outside Parties

Information collected or produced by MTAS is public record and subject to public inspection pursuant to law, unless the information is specifically exempted from disclosure. For example, credit card numbers and any related personal identification numbers (PIN) provided to MTAS are now designated as confidential by law.

Website Information Accuracy Statement

Visitors to the MTAS website are advised that information contained within the pages and courses of the website is believed to be accurate. However, no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information are made. Visitors are encouraged to review the official version of all documents upon which they plan to rely.

Website External Links Statement

Some of the linked sites are not under the control of MTAS. Therefore, MTAS makes no representation concerning their content and is not responsible for their content. That MTAS has made a link to a site is not an endorsement, or an indication of affiliation with the site's owners or publishers. There are risks in using any information, software, services, or products found on the Internet; and MTAS cautions you to make sure that you completely understand these risks before retrieving, using, or relying upon any information found on the Internet.

MTAS reserves the right to amend this policy at any time.

The University of Tennessee does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran status in provision of educational programs and services or employment opportunities and benefits. This policy extends to both employment by and admission to the University.

The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities pursuant to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Inquires and charges of violation concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, ADA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or any of the other above referenced policies should be directed to the Office of Equity and Diversity (OED), 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (865) 974-2498 (V/TTY available) or (865) 974-2440. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the UTK Office of Human Resources, 600 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37996-4125.


Last Updated 03/04/2015