An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov A
.gov website belongs to an official government
organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A
lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to
the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official,
secure websites.
The example website for the Institute for a Healthier Heart also has a privacy policy available.
In this example, the link to the privacy policy is clearly visible.
The privacy policy says that the Institute collects information about everyone who visits their website.
In this example, we see that the website automatically collects certain information about you while you are browsing the site. But this information alone does not identify you.
