Committee on Science Privacy
Policy
The Committee on Science obtains limited information
about the identity and activity of visitors to this
website. The Committee's policy on this matter is provided
below for your information: If you visit this site to
browse, or to read, or download information like publications
or press releases: The Committee collects and stores:
the name of the domain and host from which you access
the Internet (for example, "xcompany.com or university.edu");
the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you
are using; the browser software you use and your operating
system; the date and time you access our site; and the
Internet address of the website from which you linked
directly to this site. The Committee uses this information
to measure the number of visitors to the different sections
of our site, and to help it make this site more useful.
The Committee will not obtain personally-identifying
information about you when you visit our site, unless
you choose to provide such information to us by letter
or telephone. If you choose to identify yourself by
sending the Committee an email: If you choose to provide
us with personal information -- as in an e-mail to the
Chairman or someone else-The Committee uses that information
to respond to your message and to help get you the information
you have requested. The Committee treats emails the
same way it treats letters sent to the Committee.
The Committee is required to maintain many documents
for historical purposes, but it does not collect personal
information for any purpose other than to respond to
you. The Committee only shares the information you give
us with another government agency if your inquiry relates
to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. Moreover,
the Committee does not create individual profiles with
the information you provide or give it to any private
organizations. The Committee on Science does not collect
information for commercial marketing. Copyright Information
The Committee Science has created and maintains this
web site at taxpayer expense. Unless otherwise noted,
all the information provided is in the public domain.
Information from this web site should be cited the same
way as if it were from a paper publication. A link can
also be added if desired. For additional information
on how to cite on-line sources, see the Modern Language
Association guidelines, with examples, for citing World
Wide Web sources at: http://www.mla.org.
NOTE: Links to Other Sites The Committee provides links
to many other Congressional web sites. Before leaving
the Committee's web site, you will see a page informing
you that you are leaving the House of Representatives
or Committee's server. Once you link to another site,
you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.
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