Greg Walden - United States Congressman, OR
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 What information is collected about me automatically?
All House of Representitives Sites:

The House of Representitives servers which host the official House of Representitives websites of all Representitives' offices collect certain information about visitors automatically. This information is used to determine which items are most accessed by constituents and also assist in determining technical site design specifications, monitoring system performance and identifying areas for upgrade or improvement. The information automatically collected includes:

  • domain name (example: aol.com if you access the Internet via America Online)
  • the pages of the house of representitives site that you visit
  • the date and time of your visit
  • any link through which you came to the site
  • further information about the house of representitives privacy policies


Representitive Walden's Site:
  • This site makes no attempt to track overall Internet usage of any visitor
  • Individuals who access this site are not personally identifiable unless they choose to supply contact information on the webform


What happens to the information I put on the webform?

Information supplied in Representitive Walden's webform is used to respond to your inquiry. Your name and address are used to verify that you are an Oregon constituent and to reply to you.

On select occasions, you may receive an unsolicited mail item based on previous correspondence to me. For example, constituents who wrote me about veterans issues have at times received additional updates from me related to issues of concern to veterans.

Your comments may also be quoted in speeches or otherwise be used in debate before the United States House of Representitives since the views and experiences of our constituents play an important role as Representitives make decisions and casts votes about various issues.

If you email my office seeking personal assistance, your email may be referred to government agencies as part of the resolution process.

Links to Other Sites

Links are provided for constituent convenience in navigating sites involved in the public policy process. When such a link takes you to the site of a non-House of Representitives entity, you will see a screen which will alert you to the fact that you are leaving the House of Representitives server. Once you leave the House of Representitives server, you may encounter inappropriate or offensive material.

The content as well as the privacy policies of sites linked from this site are the sole responsibility of those who maintain that site. Upon linking to those sites, you will need to refer to that site's own privacy policy to determine the differences, if any, from the privacy policy of this site.