If you visit our site to read or download information, such as House
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following information:
- The name of the domain from
which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting
from an America Online account).
- The date and time you access
our site.
- 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
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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:
- 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.
- Unauthorized use, tampering
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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.
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