Privacy Policy

We collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide this information to us. However, the Senate does collect and store certain information automatically (read the Senate's privacy policy). Senator Dodd's website does not use 'cookies' or retain individual information about visitors in any way except the following:

Information collected and stored automatically
If you do nothing but browse this site, read pages, or download images and information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. The following is automatically collected and stored and is used to make our site more useful to all visitors:

  • The internet domain (such as 'school.edu', 'company.com', or 'serviceprovider.net') and IP address (the number assigned to your computer whenever surfing the web) from which you access this site;
  • Type of internet browser (such as Netscape 4.0) and the computer's operating system (such as Macintosh or Windows);
  • The date and time you accessed the site;
  • The pages within our website that you visit;
  • The address of the website you linked to ours from (if applicable).
  • This site will also set two 'cookies' on your web browser. One, named 'style', allows us to remember your preference regarding text size on the site. The other, named 'phpsessid', allows us to better manage your interactions with this website. (Learn more here.) Both cookies can be blocked without affecting the functions on this website.

If you send us e-mail
You may choose to provide us with personal information by e-mail or with the comment forms found on this web site. The information you provide us is used only to respond to you or to improve the services this office offers to Connecticut constituents. If you have requested Senator Dodd's involvement with a federal agency on your behalf, it may be necessary to share some information with other government employees who can assist. We do not share your e-mail with any other individuals, businesses or organizations.

Links to other Internet sites
Senator Dodd's website includes many links to websites outside of the U.S. Senate's server in an effort to provide visitors with further resources and information. When you link to one of these sites, you are no longer on Senator Dodd's website and should be sure to check the privacy policy of the new site.