Privacy policy

Welcome to Explain the Law (“Website,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information when you visit our Website.

Explain the Law provides summaries of federal legislation. We prioritize transparency regarding how we use data to improve our service.

We do not directly:

You may browse the Website without providing any identifying personal information.

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), to understand how users interact with our Website.

Google Analytics uses "cookies" to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including IP address) is transmitted to Google.

We use this information to:

We have enabled IP Anonymization within Google Analytics to ensure that your full IP address is not stored by Google. We do not use this data to identify individual visitors.

You can prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Explain the Law uses cookies specifically for the operation of Google Analytics.

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to help the Website analyze how users use the site. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Website.

Like most websites, limited technical information (such as IP address, browser type, access time, and request details) may be processed by our hosting infrastructure for operational, security, and maintenance purposes.

We do not sell, rent, or lease any collected technical data to third parties.

The Website links to official government websites such as Congress.gov and the Federal Register.

When you click an external link, you leave Explain the Law and the privacy policy of that external website applies. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of third-party websites.

We rely on industry-standard infrastructure and security measures to protect the integrity of the Website and the data processed by our analytics providers.

Explain the Law does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under 13.

The Website is operated from the United States. If you access the Website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this page.

If you have questions about this privacy policy, you may contact: