Grade A+ — Highly protective (score 100/100)
CMS.gov provides a highly protective privacy policy that explicitly pledges not to sell user data and offers granular, online opt-out controls for third-party tracking and advertising tools.
Government agency policy. No data sale. Robust opt-out controls provided.
We don’t sell any information you provide when you visit CMS.gov.
The agency does not sell your personal information.
CMS.gov offers Privacy Settings, which give you control over what tracking and data collection takes place during your visit.
You have granular control over tracking and data collection.
If you choose to give us PII... we’ll use the information you give us only long enough to respond to your question or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication.
Data is deleted once the purpose for collection is fulfilled.
We may consider new third-party tools... but we'll first assess the tool or website before it’s used... We'll provide notice to the public before adding any new tool to CMS.gov.
The agency commits to transparency regarding new tracking technologies.
Last reviewed 2026-08-05 under rubric v3.5.