Cookie Policy
How we use cookies to improve your experience
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences, understanding how you use our site, and improving our services.
This policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, secure areas access, and remembering your cookie consent choices.
Examples:
- Session cookies for maintaining your logged-in state
- Cookie consent preferences
- Security tokens for form submissions
- Load balancing cookies for site performance
Note: You cannot opt out of these cookies as they are essential for the site to work.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our site and services.
Information collected:
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- How you arrived at our site (referrer)
- Browser and device information
- Geographic location (country/city level)
- Interaction with site features
Providers: Google Analytics, Vercel Analytics, Microsoft Clarity
Functionality Cookies
These cookies enable personalized features and remember your preferences to enhance your experience on our site.
Used for:
- Remembering your theme preference (light/dark mode)
- Saving your bookmarked bills and members
- Storing your notification preferences
- Remembering your search filters
Advertising Cookies
We use Google AdSense to display ads that help support our free service. These cookies may be used to show you relevant ads and measure ad effectiveness.
Purpose:
- Display relevant advertisements
- Limit the number of times you see an ad
- Measure ad campaign effectiveness
- Prevent fraudulent clicks
Provider: Google AdSense
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Through Our Cookie Banner
When you first visit our site, you'll see a cookie consent banner where you can accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change these preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in the footer.
Through Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- Delete all cookies
- Block all cookies
- Allow cookies from specific websites only
- Browse in private/incognito mode to prevent cookie storage
Important Note
Blocking all cookies may impact your experience on our site. Some features may not work properly without essential cookies.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services we use. We don't control these cookies, and they are governed by the respective third party's privacy policy.
Third-party services we use:
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. When we make changes, we'll update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
If we make significant changes that affect how we use cookies, we'll notify you through our cookie consent banner when you next visit our site.
Policy Version: 1.0.1 | Effective Date: January 10, 2025 | Review Date: July 2025
Questions About Cookies?
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:
Email: privacy@bettercongress.org
Contact Form: Contact Us Page
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