Grade A+ — Highly protective (score 97/100)
The National Archives maintains a highly protective privacy policy, explicitly pledging not to sell personal information and limiting data sharing to necessary government and service functions.
Government agency policy. No data sale. Transparent security practices.
We do not sell any personal information to third parties.
The agency does not monetize your personal data.
If such monitoring reveals possible evidence of criminal activity, monitoring records may be provided to law enforcement officials.
The agency shares data with law enforcement if they suspect illegal activity on their systems.
Works of the U.S. Government that have been produced by the National Archives and Records Administration are in the public domain and may be copied and distributed without permission.
Most agency-produced content is free for the public to use.
We may transfer personal information to a third party in the following cases: ... To Congress or a court in response to a subpoena.
The agency will comply with legal process regarding your data.
Last reviewed 2026-08-02 under rubric v3.5.