PRIVACY
This section describes how we handle information about you from
your visit to our web site. The information we receive depends
upon what you do when visiting our site.
If you visit our site to read or download information, such as information about PACER, we collect and store only the following information:
The name of the domain from which you access the Internet.
The date and time you access our site. In order to access any Federal case data, you will need to provide personal identifying information (login and password). This will be used to verify your eligibility to access this case data and to bill your account for such access.
You also may decide to send us personal identifying information, for example your mailing address, in an electronic mail message requesting that information be sent to you. Information collected in this manner is used solely for responding to requests for information. We request that you NEVER send your PACER password to us in an electronic mail message.
When making payment by check, your check will be converted from a paper transaction to an electronic funds transfer in most cases. The conversion will be made by our authorized financial institution, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Treasury, Financial Management Service (FMS). Check conversion information will be maintained by FMS in its Master Verification Database, which contains information on negative check information or failed Automated Clearing House (ACH) debit entry transactions for certain checks that have been presented electronically to Federal agencies. Federal agencies will have access to check verification databases to determine the validity and/or check writing history of the payor. FMS will not disclose information from the Master Verification for purposes of check verification. Information may be used for law enforcement purposes and for other routine uses, such as systems development (See 68 Fed Reg. 5691 (2003) for a complete list of possible uses). Making payment by check is voluntary but a decision not to do so will require you to make payment by some other method.
For site management, information is collected for statistical purposes. This Official United States Government System uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.
SECURITY
You are using an Official United States Government System, which
may be used only for authorized purposes.For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this Official United States Government System employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Unauthorized modification of any information stored on this system may result in criminal prosecution. The Government may monitor and audit the usage of this system, and all persons are hereby notified that the use of this system constitutes consent to such monitoring and auditing.
To avoid unauthorized use of the PACER system, the PACER Service Center recommends that you do not leave your terminal unattended after logging into the PACER system. If you must leave your terminal unattended, close your open browsers. The PACER Service Center also recommends not bookmarking pages past the login screen of all Web PACER applications, and using a password protected screen saver.
