Introduction
Congress Birthplace Tracker (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website at https://foreignborncongressmembers.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not access the site.
Information We Collect
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
- Your IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring URLs
- Pages visited and time spent on those pages
- Device identifiers
Analytics
We use Vercel Analytics to collect anonymous usage data about how visitors interact with our website. This helps us understand traffic patterns and improve the user experience. Vercel Analytics does not use cookies and does not collect personally identifiable information.
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
For more information about how Google collects and uses data, please review Google’s Privacy Policy and the Google Privacy & Terms page.
Cookies
Our website itself does not set cookies. However, third-party services we use (such as Google AdSense) may place cookies on your device. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on the website.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Google AdSense — for displaying advertisements
- Vercel Analytics — for anonymous website usage analytics
- Vercel — for website hosting and deployment
- Wikipedia API — for fetching publicly available member photographs
Each of these services has its own privacy policy governing the data they collect. We encourage you to review their respective policies.
Data Retention
We do not store personal data on our servers. All data displayed on the website is publicly available information about US Congress members sourced from official government records and public databases.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Opt out of personalized advertising
- Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at ankitcts.us@gmail.com.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date. You are advised to review this page periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: ankitcts.us@gmail.com