VA Disability Navigator

Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 1, 2025

VA Disability Navigator ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website located at vadisabilitynavigator.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Site.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

We do not require account registration. If you contact us via email or a contact form, we collect the information you voluntarily provide such as your name and email address.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, certain information is collected automatically, including:

  • IP address (anonymized where possible)
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Referring URL
  • Date and time of your visit

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience. These may include:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for the Site to function properly. These cannot be disabled.
  • Analytics Cookies: We may use privacy-respecting analytics to understand how visitors use our Site. These cookies are anonymized and do not identify you personally.
  • Advertising Cookies: Third-party advertising partners, including Google AdSense, may place cookies to serve relevant advertisements. These partners have their own privacy policies.

You can control cookie settings through your browser. Note that disabling cookies may affect Site functionality.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate, maintain, and improve the Site
  • Understand how visitors use our content
  • Respond to your inquiries
  • Display relevant advertisements
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity

3. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist in operating the Site (e.g., hosting providers, analytics services) under confidentiality agreements.
  • Advertising Partners: We participate in advertising programs including Google AdSense. These partners may use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to our Site and other websites.
  • Affiliate Programs: When you click affiliate links (e.g., to legal service providers), those sites have their own privacy policies governing data collected after you click.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose information when required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our users or others.
  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

4. Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site and other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices. For more information on how Google uses data, visit Google's Privacy & Terms.

5. Affiliate Disclosure

VA Disability Navigator participates in affiliate marketing programs. We may earn a commission when you click on affiliate links and make a purchase or submit a form. Affiliate relationships are clearly disclosed near the relevant content. Our editorial content is not influenced by affiliate compensation.

6. Your Rights

California Residents (CCPA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, California residents have the right to:

  • Know what personal information is collected about them
  • Know whether personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
  • Opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
  • Access their personal information
  • Request deletion of their personal information
  • Not be discriminated against for exercising CCPA rights

To exercise your rights, contact us at: privacy@vadisabilitynavigator.com

European Residents (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:

  • Right of Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
  • Right to Restriction: Request that we restrict processing of your data.
  • Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a portable format.
  • Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

Our lawful basis for processing your data is legitimate interest (operating the Site and improving our content) and consent (where applicable, such as cookies). To exercise your GDPR rights, contact us at: privacy@vadisabilitynavigator.com

7. Data Retention

We retain automatically collected data for up to 26 months for analytics purposes. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 2 years. You may request deletion of your data at any time.

8. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption, secure hosting infrastructure, and access controls to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Links to Third-Party Sites

Our Site contains links to third-party websites, including legal service providers and government resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

11. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" signal. Because there is no industry-wide standard for responding to these signals, our Site does not currently respond to them. We continue to respect opt-out mechanisms available through browser cookie settings and ad industry opt-outs.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

  • Website: vadisabilitynavigator.com
  • Email: privacy@vadisabilitynavigator.com