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About the TVA Privacy Program
The Tennessee Valley Authority Privacy Program is part of the IT Enterprise Information Security & Policy organization and is responsible for the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) at TVA.
Privacy Impact Assessments
The E-Government Act of 2002 requires TVA to conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and make them publicly available on the TVA website. The TVA PIAs can be downloaded by clicking the links below.
DocuSign Digital Notary Download
Electronic Personnel Health Questionnaire (epHQ) Download
IPC Trade Turret - Unigy Download
My Energy Advisor (MEA EnergyRight) Download
Sovos Compliance System Taxport Download
Siting and Environmental Design Data (SEDD) Download
System of Records Notices
The Privacy Act of 1974 requires TVA to inform the public when TVA collects and maintains PII in a System of Records. These public disclosures are called System of Record Notices (SORNs). The TVA SORNs can be downloaded by clicking the link below.
Laws and Regulations
The TVA Privacy Program works to ensure compliance with federal privacy laws and regulations, including those listed in the links below.
- Privacy Act of 1974
- E-Government Act of 2002 (PDF)
- TVA Regulations Implementing Provisions of the Privacy Act
Website Privacy Policies
View the Privacy Policy for tva.com or the Privacy Policy for tvakids.com.
Privacy Act Requests
A Privacy Act request allows individuals to gain access to their own personal records (unless the requested records are exempted from disclosure), and to seek correction or amendment of federally maintained records that are inaccurate, incomplete, untimely. Privacy Act requests made to TVA allows individuals to gain access to records about yourself, and are filed and can be retrieved by your name or personal identifier (Ex. Social Security Number).
Records About Yourself
The Privacy Act (PA) of 1974 is a Federal law that is set forth in Title 5, Section 552a, of the United States Code (5 U.S.C.552a), as amended. The purpose of the PA is to balance the Government's need to maintain information about individuals with the rights of individuals to be protected against unwarranted invasions of their privacy resulting from the collection, maintenance, use, and disclosure of personal information. In general, the PA allows individuals to learn how the Federal Government collects, maintains, uses, and disseminates records containing personal information. It also safeguards confidentiality by limiting or restricting disclosure of personally identifiable records maintained by Federal agencies. The PA allows individuals to gain access to their own personal records (unless the requested records are exempted from disclosure), and to seek correction or amendment of Federally maintained records that are inaccurate, incomplete, untimely, or irrelevant. As such, the PA establishes a "code of fair information practices," which requires Federal agencies to comply with statutory norms for collecting, maintaining, and disseminating records containing information about individuals.
Under the Privacy Act, you may request copies of any TVA records that:
- are about you, AND
- are filed and can be retrieved by your name or by a personal identifier
You can also ask TVA to correct records that are inaccurate, incomplete, untimely, or irrelevant.
In some cases, the Privacy Act may not allow release of your personal records.
Former TVA Employees
Former TVA employees should contact the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to request information on background investigations and personnel records.
How to Make a Privacy Act Request