Congressman Goodlatte is a strong supporter of individual privacy on the Internet.  For this reason, this privacy policy outlines how any information collected on this website may be used.

    The web server used by the United States House of Representatives tracks the IP addresses of computers connecting to House web pages.  This information is used in the aggregate to measure the total number of web requests made from a given domain (for example, 16,000 requests were recently made from house.gov addresses).  The information provided to each office does not identify the individual or computer making the request.

    On the Flag Requests and White House Tour Requests pages, information pertaining to a specific constituent request is collected solely for the purpose of fulfilling the request in a timely fashion.

    On the "E-mail Bob" and Write Your Representative pages, information about a specific constituent is collected in order to allow Congressman Goodlatte to identify constituents and provide them with a response to their questions.  In addition, this information may be used to convey information to a constituent about Congressman Goodlatte's work for the residents of the 6th District of Virginia or to inform constituents about upcoming meetings or events.

    No information collected on this website will be sold to others or used for the purpose of political campaigning.

    Any questions or concerns about this privacy policy may be directed to the webmaster at 202.225.5431.       

    Thank you for taking the time to consider the issue of your privacy on the Internet.