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  • Embargo Policy

    Access to the U.S. Census Bureau's embargo site is limited to accredited media who give their chief attention to the gathering and reporting of news. Applicants must be employed or represent news organizations that regularly publish or broadcast a substantial volume of news material for public consumption. Embargo access is granted on an individual basis only. Embargoed data cannot be shared or discussed with colleagues or associates that have not been approved by the Public Information Office. See "Guidelines for Embargo Access to Census Bureau's Media Embargo" for more information on embargo access requirements.

    Embargoed news releases and data files may not be released to the public by any means (including print, broadcast, internet, podcast, blogs, or in any other form) before the specified date and time of release. Failure to adhere to this embargo policy will result in the removal of embargo privileges of the reporter and/or media outlet as follows: 

    1. First breach: Suspension of embargo privileges for six months.
    2. Subsequent breach: Suspension of embargo privileges for one year.
      Reinstatement must be requested in writing. 

    Wire and distribution services are prohibited from distributing embargoed news releases and data files to subscribers before the public release date and time.

    The Census Bureau, through its Public Information Office, reserves the right to deny access to embargoed information to any entity that abuses embargo privileges.

    If an embargo is broken, the Census Bureau will immediately release the data to the public and a notification will be sent alerting data users that the information is now available to the public. 

    Media representatives are responsible for re-registering if they leave or change organizations. Failure to do so will result in immediate loss of embargo privileges.. 

    The Assistant Director for Communications or his/her designee has final approval on all matters pertaining to embargo access.

     


    Complete the following form to start the registration process.

  • Media representatives are required to register using an email addesss associated with a media outlet. Group or generic email addresses such as "newsdesk@censustimes.com" and personal email addresses (i.e., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) will not be accepted.
    • PLEASE NOTE: Registering does not give you embargo access. Approval by the Public Information Office is required. After registering you will be asked to verify your email address. This review and approval process will begin once your email address is verified. (See more for details).

    • Choose your challenge response questions and answers.

      Note: Answers are NOT case sensitive. Your questions and answers must be unique and have a minimum of four characters.
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    U.S Census Bureau Password Policy
      • Password requirements:
        • At least 15 characters
        • At least three (3) of the following:
        • English upper-case characters (A-Z);
        • English lower-case characters (a-z);
        • Numeric (0-9);
        • Non-Alphanumeric (ex.,!, $, #)
        NOTE: Passwords cannot contain portions of your email address, your first name, or your last name
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        • Password requirements:
          • At least 15 characters
          • At least three (3) of the following:
          • English upper-case characters (A-Z);
          • English lower-case characters (a-z);
          • Numeric (0-9);
          • Non-Alphanumeric (ex.,!, $, #)
          NOTE: Passwords cannot contain portions of your email address, your first name, or your last name
    • I certify that all facts stated on this application are true and that I will abide by the Census Bureau's Embargo Policy. Your typed name (as listed above) signifies your agreement to the terms of this policy.
    • The following question is used to verify that this form is being submitted by a person and not an automated program.

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    You are accessing a United States Government computer network. Any information you enter into this system is confidential. It may be used by the Census Bureau for statistical purposes and to improve the website. If you want to know more about the use of this system, and how your privacy is protected, visit our online privacy webpage at https://www.census.gov/about/policies/privacy/privacy-policy.html.

    Use of this system indicates your consent to collection, monitoring, recording, and use of the information that you provide for any lawful government purpose. So that our website remains safe and available for its intended use, network traffic is monitored to identify unauthorized attempts to access, upload, change information, or otherwise cause damage to the web service. Please do not share usernames and passwords with others, and report lost, stolen, or compromised credentials immediately. Use of the government computer network for unauthorized purposes is a violation of Federal law and can be punished with fines or imprisonment (PUBLIC LAW 99-474).

    This information system may contain Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) that is subject to safeguarding or dissemination controls in accordance with law, regulation, or Government-wide policy.