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Privacy Policy

No personal information is collected from Congressman McDermott's website unless a visitor chooses to provide information in an e-mail.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

If a user browses the web site, reads pages, or downloads information, certain information may be gathered by House servers and stored about the visit automatically. This information does not identify the a user personally. The following information is automatically collected and stored:

      • The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if the user accesses from a
         private Internet access account, or "school.edu" if connecting from a university's
         domain) and IP address. An IP address is a number that is automatically
         assigned to a user's computer whenever it connects with the Web;
      • The type of browser and operating system used to access this site;
      • The date and time of access to the site; and
      • The pages visited.

This information is used to make the website more useful to visitors -- to learn about the number of visitors to this site and the types of technology site visitors use. Rep. McDermott's website does not track or record information about individuals and their visits.

Personal Information

If a user chooses to provide personal information, as in an e-mail, this information will be used to respond to the message and to help provide the information and the help that has been requested. E-mail is treated the same way as letters sent by mail or fax. The information you give will only be shared with another government agency, like the Veterans Administration or Medicare, if your inquiry relates to that agency. No individual profiles are created with the information you provide.

Links to Other Sites

Rep.McDermott's website has links to several government agencies and a few non-governmental organizations. If a user leaves Rep. McDermott's website through one of these links, the user is subject to the privacy policy of the new site.