I would like to thank you for visiting my web site and reviewing my privacy policy. Protecting an individual's
privacy is important to me, and I appreciate the opportunity to describe to you the policies that I have put in place to safeguard the privacy of individuals who visit my web site. If you have any questions or
comments please contact me by e-mail, telephone, or mail.
No personal information or e-mail addresses obtained by logging on to this site or submitting e-mail to my office will be sold,
rented or given away to any person or organization outside this office. Let me describe more specifically the type of information that may be gathered when you visit my web site and how that information is handled.
Information That is Collected and Stored Automatically
The U.S. Senate collects aggregate data about visits to Senate web sites, such as statistics that show which
parts of each web site were visited the most. The following information is also collected when you visit any U.S. Senate web site: the domain from which you access the Senate web site, the date and time of your
visit, the pages you visit, and the address of the web site, if any, that provided the link from which you reached the Senate site. This information is gathered solely for the purpose of enabling improvement of
the online service provided to visitors to Senate web sites.
No individual or personal information (such as your name) is automatically gathered when you visit any Senate web site.
My web site does not use 'cookies' or other means to track your visit to the site. To view the Senate Servers Internet Privacy and Security policies, please visit: http://www.senate.gov/security.html
If You Choose to Send Personal Information
My web site does not collect any personal information about you when you visit the site unless you choose to provide this information.
My site has an online web form that you can use to send e-mail to my office expressing your views or concerns or asking for assistance with a particular problem with a Federal agency. My office will use the
information that you provide on this form to contact you about the matter that concerns you, and to provide any casework assistance I can regarding problems you may be experiencing in dealing with a government
agency. This information will also be available to my staff so they can help me in responding to your message or request. Consequently, it may be necessary for my office to share the information that you
provide with the government agency from which you are requesting assistance in order to respond to your request.
My office will share no personal information communicated through
my web site with any outside organization or individual, except when necessary for constituent casework at your request or in the course of an authorized law enforcement investigation or emergency posing an imminent
risk to public safety.
Links to Other Sites
My web site has links to other useful sites on the Internet, including sites of other government agencies and sites
relating to the State of Maryland. If you follow any link that takes you to a location that is not on the Senate web server (the address does not include 'senate.gov') you will need to refer to that site's
own privacy policy.
Security
Unauthorized attempts to upload information or alter the contents of this site are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.
