This web site collects no personal information about you when you visit the site unless you choose to provide that information to Congressman Adam Smith's office during your visit so that we can contact you about an issue you have raised or respond to your request.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

The U.S. House of Representatives collects aggregate data about visits to House web sites, such as statistics that show which part of each web site were visited the most. The following information is also collected when you visit any U.S. House web site: the domain from which you access the House web site, the date and time of your visit, the pages you visit, and the address of the web site, if any, that provided the link from which you reached the House site. This information is gathered only for the purpose of enabling us to improve the online service we provide to visitors to House web sites.

No individual identifying or personal information

No individual or personal information (such as your name) is automatically gathered when you visit any House web site. Congressman Adam Smith's web site does not use "cookies" or other means to track your visit to the site in any way.

If You Send Us Personal Information

Congressman Adam Smith's web site is set up not to collect any personal information about you when you visit the site unless you choose to provide that information to us. The web site has a link to an online web form that you can use to contact Congressman Adam Smith by sending him an electronic message expressing your views or concerns. This online web form asks you for your name, address, and e-mail address. This information provided by you is used to contact you about the matter on which you expressed your views. This information will be available to members of Congressman Adam Smith's staff so they can help Congressman Adam Smith in responding to your message or request. If we have any incorrect information about you, such as a wrong address or misspelled name, please contact our office and we will correct our error.

If you are requesting tours of Washington attractions or a flag to be flown over the U.S. Capitol, the contact information you provide will be used by a member of Congressman Adam Smith's staff in executing that request and in contacting you about your request.

Other than when needed to perform constituent casework at your request, or in the course of an authorized law enforcement investigation or emergency posing an imminent risk to public safety, Congressman Adam Smith's Office will share no personal information communicated through the web site with any outside organization or individual.

Links to Other Sites

Congressman Adam Smith's web site has links to other useful sites on the Internet, including sites of other government agencies and sites relating to Washington's Ninth District. If you follow any link that takes you to a location that does not include "house.gov" in the address, you will have left the House web server and you will need to refer to that site's own privacy policy.

P3P Compliance

Congressman Adam Smith's web site is compliant with the Platform for Privacy Preference Project (P3P) specification. If you are using a web browser or other privacy software that is able to read P3P policies, the site's privacy practices have already been sent to you automatically. For more information on P3P, visit the official web site at http://www.w3c.org/p3p.