You do not have to provide any personal information to visit the Senate of Virginia website. This means that you can visit our website without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. We collect personally identifiable contact information, such as name, electronic mail address, and U.S. mail address, only if voluntarily, specifically, and knowingly provided by you.

Cookies
We do not enable or use cookies. A cookie is a file placed on your computer’s hard drive by a website to monitor your use of the website, usually without your knowledge.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically
As you browse through the Senate of Virginia website, read webpages, or download information, we automatically gather and store certain information about your visit. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store only information about the date and time you visited this website, the webpages you visited, and the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your Internet Service Provider (ISP). The IP address identifies your ISP, but it does not identify you personally.

We use this information for aggregate statistical purposes only. The statistical information allows us to count the number of visitors to the different sections of the Senate of Virginia website and helps us continually evaluate and improve our website’s organization and content.

Correspondence Sent to the Senate of Virginia Staff
The Senate of Virginia encourages you to contact staff should you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Regardless of the medium by which you contact the Senate of Virginia staff--electronic mail, telephone, fax, or U.S. mail--the personally identifiable information you provide will only be stored and used to correspond with you.

The Senate of Virginia does not use or authorize other persons to use your personally identifiable information for any purpose other than the purposes stated above. There are no circumstances under which your personally identifiable information will be sold or exchanged for consideration of any kind. The Senate of Virginia will not disclose your personally identifiable information unless required by law.

Links to Other Websites
The Senate of Virginia webpages sometimes contain links to other websites. The Senate of Virginia is not responsible for the content or the privacy practices used by other websites.

Disclaimer
The information contained on the Senate of Virginia web site is made available on the Internet as a public service. None of the information or graphics may be used for commercial purposes nor published for commercial gain, without proper attribution of source.

Usage of the Senate Seal is governed by Section 7.1-41 of the Code of Virginia.

"Only current and former members of the Senate of Virginia shall have the authority to utilize armorial bearings of the Senate of Virginia or any facsimile or representations thereof . Such use shall not be for commercial purposes. Any person violating provisions of this section shall be punished for a Class 3 or Class 4 misdemeanor."

Contact Information
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the Senate of Virginia Privacy Statement, please contact Susan Clarke Schaar, Clerk of the Senate, at the Senate of Virginia, 910 Capitol Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, phone (804) 698-7400, or fax (804) 698-7670.