Privacy, Security, Copyright and Permission to Link Statement
Privacy
If you
visit our site to read or download information, such
as witness lists, testimony, or press releases we
collect and store only the following
information:
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The name of the
domain that you use to 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 and to help us make
our site more useful to visitors.
NOTE: 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.
If you
ask us for assistance or provide information to the
Committee to assist us in our investigations or
oversight, we will respect your privacy.
Committee records will be stored at the National
Archives and Records Administration as required by
Rule 7 (link opens in a new browser window) of
the House of Representatives. Records affecting an
individual's privacy (such as a whistleblower) can
be sealed for 50 years; other records can be sealed
for 30 years.
Security
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.
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.
Copyright Information
The Committee on
House Administration has created and
maintains this web site (http://www.house.gov/cha)
at taxpayer expense. Unless otherwise noted, all
the information provided is in the public domain.
Information from this web site should be cited in
the same way as it would be 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/ (link opens in a new browser
window).
Permission to Link
You are welcome to create or provide links to this
web site: http://www.house.gov/cha.
We would appreciate it if you would identify the Committee
by its proper name. It should be: Committee on
House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives,
109th Congress.
(For your
information, each Congress is elected to serve a two
year term divided into First and Second Sessions.
The 108th Congress is from January 3,
2003 through January 2, 2005. The First Session
is 2003; the Second Session is in 2004.)
Links to Other
Sites
We provide many links
to other federal and private web sites. Once you
link to another site, you are subject to the privacy
policy of the new site.
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