Thank you for visiting our website. This website has safeguards in place to protect the privacy of individuals who visit it.

The U.S. Senate collects aggregate data about visits to Senate websites, such as statistics that show which parts of each website were visited the most. The following information is also collected when you visit any U.S. Senate website: the domain from which you access the Senate website, the date and time of your visit, the pages you visit, and the address of the website, if any, that provided the link from which you reached the Senate site. This information is gathered only for the purpose of enabling us to improve the online service we provide to visitors of Senate websites. No individual identifying or personal information (such as your name) is automatically gathered when you visit any Senate website.

To learn more about the Senate’s internet security and privacy policy online, please visit: http://www.senate.gov/security.html.

Additionally, this website will not collect any personal information about you when you visit the site unless you choose to provide that information. The website does allow you to send us an electronic mail message expressing your views or concerns. We use this information provided by you to respond to your comments, questions and concerns. This information will be available to members of our staff so they can assist in responding to your message. This website also allows you to sign up for a regular email updates from our office. If you sign up for these updates, your email and personal information will not be shared with any outside organization or individual. Other than when needed in the course of an authorized law enforcement investigation or emergency posing an imminent risk to public safety, our office will share no personal information communicated through this website with any outside organization or individual.