Privacy Policy

VA Benefits Help Guide ("we," "us," "this site") publishes educational content about VA disability claims, appeals, home loans, and education benefits. This policy explains what information we collect when you visit, how it's used, and the choices available to you. We collect very little information directly — most of what's described below comes from third-party services we use to run the site (analytics and advertising) rather than anything we store ourselves.

Information We Collect Directly

The only information you can voluntarily give us is through the contact form: your name, email address, and the message you submit. That information is sent to a third-party form-processing service (Web3Forms) and delivered to our editorial inbox. We use it solely to respond to your message — not for marketing, and not shared with anyone else. We do not require account creation or a login to use this site, so we don't hold usernames, passwords, or account profiles for any visitor.

Information Collected Automatically

Like most websites, this site automatically receives some technical information from your browser when you visit — your general location (derived from IP address), device and browser type, the pages you view, and how you arrived here. This happens through two services:

• Google Analytics — helps us understand which pages are useful so we can improve the content. It sets cookies and processes standard analytics data (pages visited, time on site, general location, device type). We don't use it to identify you personally.
• Google AdSense — displays advertising on this site to keep it free. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your visits here and to other sites. You can review and adjust how Google uses this data at Google Ads Settings, and learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services at Google's Partner Sites policy.

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. This site uses them for two purposes: basic site functionality (like remembering a display preference) and the analytics and advertising described above. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time — doing so may affect ad personalization but won't prevent you from reading the site's content.

Third-Party Services

This site relies on a handful of third-party services to operate. Each has its own privacy practices, which we encourage you to review:

• Google Analytics and Google AdSense (analytics and advertising, described above)
• Web3Forms (processes contact form submissions)
• Cloudflare (hosts and delivers the site; processes standard web request logs for performance and security)

Search and Calculators

The site search and the disability, compensation, back pay, GI Bill, and VA loan calculators run entirely in your browser. The numbers you enter aren't transmitted to us or stored anywhere — they exist only on your device for the duration of your visit and disappear when you close or refresh the page.

Children's Privacy

This site is intended for adults researching VA benefits and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us information through the contact form, please reach out and we'll remove it.

Your Choices

• Adjust ad personalization through Google's Ads Settings, linked above
• Block or clear cookies through your browser
• Use a browser privacy mode or an ad blocker, which will limit analytics and ad cookies
• Contact us to ask what information we hold from a contact form submission, or to request it be deleted

Do We Sell Your Data?

No. We don't sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties. The only data sharing that happens is the standard operation of the analytics and advertising services described above, which operate under their own privacy policies.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as the site or the services it relies on change. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy or a specific data request? Reach out through the contact page.