The U.S. House Of
Representatives
Privacy, Security, and Accessibility Notice
Privacy Notice
If you visit our site to read or download information, such
as House committee jurisdictions or press releases, we collect
and store only the following information:
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The name of the domain from which you access the
Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an
America Online account).
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The date and time you access our site.
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The Internet address of the web site from which you
linked directly to our site or the Internet address of the
computer used to link to our site.
This
information is used for Site Management purposes. This
government computer system uses software programs to create
summary statistics using this information. These statistics
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.
NOTICE:
We will not obtain personally-identifying information about
you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such
information.
If you
send an E-mail message or complete a web form which contains
personal information, we collect and store the following
information:
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Any personally-identifying information which you choose
to provide. For example your mailing address, in an electronic
mail message or web form requesting information or commenting
on current legislative issues. Information collected in this
manner is used solely for information and, in some cases, to
respond to you. Please also see Security and Policy Notices
posted on individual Member, Committee and other House office
web sites for information on how individual offices may use
the data you choose to provide them via forms on their sites.
Security
Notice
NOTICE:
For site security purposes this Government computer system
employs software programs to monitor network traffic. Anyone
using this system consents to the monitoring of their use by
system or security personnel.
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Unauthorized use, tampering with or modification of
this system -- or its supporting hardware or software -- may
violate federal or other statutes and may subject the violator
to criminal and civil penalties. In the event of unauthorized
intrusion, all relevant information regarding possible
violation of law may be provided to law enforcement officials.
Accessibility Notice
If you are having a problem accessing a
U.S. House of Representatives Web site please let us know and
we will work to ensure accessibility. If you have any
difficulty viewing any page with adaptive technology, please
use this
form
to submit a report on the type of error you have encountered.
Please be as specific as possible in your description of the
problem(s) encountered as well as the location on the House of
Representatives Web site. |