Notices to the Public
effective date: September 1, 2002, version 1.1
Copyright Privacy Policy Disclaimers
All Contents © 2002. The Kentucky Court of Justice. All Rights Reserved.
The Kentucky Court of Justice copyrights the contents of all material on this Internet site unless otherwise indicated.
The Kentucky Court of Justice website provides access to a variety of resource materials, such as informational pamphlets, court dockets, and forms. These materials are provided for your personal use. Documents, publications, graphics, software and any information provided on the Kentucky Court of Justice website may not be modified, sold or reproduced for profit, replicated in commercial documents, copied or posted on any network computer, or broadcast in any media without the written permission of the copyright holder. Please send all permission requests to the webmaster at webmaster@kycourts.net.
Copyright infringement is a violation of federal law subject to criminal and civil penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.
Thank you for visiting the Kentucky Court of Justice web site and for reviewing this privacy policy. This web site is maintained by the Administrative Office of the Courts for the Kentucky Court of Justice to provide information about the courts and judicial programs to the general public and to the legal community. The Kentucky Court of Justice respects the privacy of our web site users. Ensuring electronic access to judicial branch information and services while maintaining privacy is a guiding principle of this policy.
Policy Revisions and Notification of Changes
The Administrative Office of the Courts will update this policy as new
services and features are added to the web site. Users will be informed about
policy changes through notices posted on this web page. Notices will contain
the date on which the policy became effective and the version number.
Information Automatically Collected and Stored
The Kentucky Court of Justice collects necessary data to provide enhanced
services to you. Each time you visit our web site, our web server automatically
gathers the following information which we use to make our web site more useful
to you:
1. Internet domain and Internet protocol address from which you accessed our
site.
2. Type of browser and operating system you used to access our site.
3. Date and time of access to our site.
4. Pages you visited on our web site.
5. Address of web site from which you reached us if you came to our web site
from a link on another web site.
This information is used to diagnose problems with our server; to keep our web site running smoothly; to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology they use; and to improve the content of the site. This information is not reported or used in any manner that would reveal personally identifiable information about you, and will not be released to any third party unless required by state or federal law.
Cookies
The Kentucky Court of Justice web site may use cookies to customize and
personalize your visit to our site. A cookie is a short and simple text file,
not a program, which is sent to your computer when it accesses a web site. Cookies
do not disclose your name or e-mail address to a web site. They can only inform
a web site if you are a return visitor to the site and can transmit short bits
of information the next time you use the web site.
You may configure your web browser to refuse cookies or to notify you when a web site attempts to send cookies to your computer. You can also check your hard drive for cookie files and delete them from your computer.
Personal Information
The Kentucky Court of Justice does not retain personally identifying information
about you when you visit our web site, unless you choose to provide such information,
i.e. sending an e-mail or participating in a survey.
E-mail
If you choose to send us personal information by e-mail, we use the information
to respond to your message and for no other purpose. We do not create individual
profiles with the information provided, and will not release the information
to any third party unless required to do so by state or federal law. However,
there is an exception to this policy. If the message is a threat or describes
or promotes unlawful activity it will be shared with law enforcement.
Links to Other Sites
This site contains links to other web sites for your convenience. Their
inclusion on our web site does not, in any way, imply an endorsement. The Administrative
Office of the Courts is not responsible for the content or maintenance of these
web sites, and we suggest that you review the privacy statements for them.
Contact Information
The Administrative Office of the Courts welcomes comments regarding this
privacy statement. Please convey any questions or concerns to our Webmaster
at webmaster@kycourts.net.
This website and its contents are provided as a public service by the Kentucky Court of Justice. This system is monitored by the Administrative Office of the Courts to ensure proper operation, to verify the functioning of applicable security features, and for other similar purposes. Anyone using this system expressly consents to such monitoring. Unauthorized attempts to modify information stored on this system, to defeat or circumvent security features, or to utilize this system for other than its intended purposes are prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
The Kentucky Court of Justice maintains this website to provide the general public and legal community immediate access to court information and judicial programs. The electronic court information provided on this website constitutes an unofficial version of court information and is not an official court record. Electronic data accessed via this website represents the most recent electronic data retrieved by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). Official court records, including docket information, are available for public inspection at the offices of Circuit Court Clerks during regular business hours.
While AOC believes the information on the Kentucky Court of Justice website is reliable, human or mechanical error remains a possibility. Therefore, AOC makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or adequacy of the contents of this website and expressly disclaims all liability for errors or omissions in the contents of this website. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to the contents of this website or its hyperlinks to other Internet resources. Additionally, information on this web site should not be construed or interpreted as legal advice.