Privacy Notice
Last Updated: December 22, 2024
This notice explains how the ALEA Institute Inc. ("we" or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit usbills.ai (the "site"), an informational website to help the public better understand federal legislation. If you have any questions about this privacy notice or our data practices, please contact us at legal@aleainstitute.ai.
Information We Collect
To operate this site, we collect only:
Contact Information (Optional)
- Name and email if you choose to contact us
Technical Information (Automatic)
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Time zone and location
- Device operating system and platform
We do not collect sensitive personal data, information about children under 16, or use cookies on our site.
If we inadvertently collect data from children under 16, we will delete it promptly. Parents or legal guardians who believe we may have collected such information should contact us at legal@aleainstitute.ai.
How and Why We Use Your Data
We will only process your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will process your personal data in the following circumstances:
For communications. For example, responding to an email that you send to us.
Legal basis: consent
To gather analysis or valuable information. For example, analyzing which bills are most frequently read.
Legal basis: legitimate interest
For security and technical issues. For example, monitoring site usage to detect and prevent a denial of service attack.
Legal basis: legitimate interest
For legal and regulatory compliance. For example, maintaining records for tax purposes.
Legal basis: legal obligation
Service Providers
We use third-party service providers to support our website and business functions. The following service providers process information on our behalf:
| Service Provider | Data Collected | Purpose | Processing Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Data about web traffic to our site | Website hosting | US |
| Google Workspace | Contact details, communications | Workspace management | US |
| Google Fonts | IP address, site traffic details | Font display | US |
| Plausible | URL, HTTP referrer, browser data | Web analytics | EU |
Your Data Rights
Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of your personal data
- Request erasure of your personal data
- Object to processing of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing
- Request transfer of your personal data
- Withdraw consent
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at legal@aleainstitute.ai
International Transfers
We do not transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United States.
Changes to This Privacy Notice
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy notice on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.