Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 13, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to VeteranDegrees.com ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://veterandegrees.com/ and use our services, including our Benefits Navigator consultations and educational tools. As a platform dedicated to helping veterans transition into high-growth civilian careers, we understand the importance of trust and transparency. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site.

 

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

2.1 Personal Data

Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, and demographic information, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as requesting a 1-on-1 Benefits Navigator consultation or using our contact forms.

2.2 Military and Educational Background

To provide personalized recommendations and guidance on VA benefits (such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill® or VR&E), we may collect information regarding your military service history, current educational status, and career goals.

2.3 Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.

2.4 Cookies and Similar Technologies

Like most websites, we and our analytics and advertising partners use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies on the Site. They help the Site remember your preferences, show us how visitors use our pages and tools, and let us know when one of our ads led to a visit or a form submission, so we can focus our resources on what is most helpful to veterans and their families.

Visitors from the EU, EEA and UK see a cookie banner. Until you choose, we keep HubSpot and Google analytics and advertising cookies off, and we use only the cookies this site needs to work. You can accept all, reject all, or choose by category, and you can change your choice at any time with Cookie settings at the bottom of every page. Before you choose, Google Analytics may still receive basic signals without cookies, such as that a page was viewed. Two other tools on this site, Microsoft Clarity (which shows us how visitors use our pages) and the Ryze pixel (which measures our ads), are not controlled by this banner at this time.

 

3. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

  • Provide personalized educational and career pathway recommendations.
  • Facilitate 1-on-1 Benefits Navigator consultations.
  • Connect you with partner educational institutions, subject to your explicit consent.
  • Improve our website, tools (e.g., BAH Calculator, Programs Search Tool), and user experience.
  • Understand how visitors find us, and measure and improve our advertising so it reaches veterans who may benefit from our resources (see Section 4.5).
  • Communicate with you regarding updates, newsletters, and relevant educational opportunities.
  • Send you text messages about your inquiry and scheduled consultation, if you have opted in (see Section 5).
  • Ensure compliance with federal regulations, including 38 U.S.C. § 3696 and FTC guidelines.

 

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

4.1 Partner Educational Institutions

With your prior express written consent, we may share your information with our vetted, non-profit partner educational institutions so they can contact you regarding their programs. We do not sell your data to third parties. Our partnerships are structured compliantly and we do not charge per-enrollment commissions.

4.2 Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.

4.3 By Law or to Protect Rights

If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

4.4 SMS Opt-In Data

The disclosures described in this section exclude text-messaging opt-in data and consent. We do not share that information with any third parties.

4.5 Advertising and Measurement Partners

To reach more veterans and military families who may benefit from our free resources, we advertise on platforms such as Google, Meta, and OpenAI (ChatGPT). To understand whether those ads are actually helpful, we may share limited information with these advertising and measurement partners, for example: that a form was submitted after an ad was clicked, the ad click identifier, browser and device details, IP address and general location, and the contact details you provided on the form (such as your name, email address, and phone number). Where a platform supports it, contact details are shared in an encoded (hashed) form.

We share this information so these partners can help us measure and improve our own ads. They handle it under their own terms and privacy policies. This sharing does not include your text-messaging opt-in data or consent. You can ask us to stop at any time (see Section 9).

 

5. SMS/Text Messaging

If you provide your mobile number and consent to receive text messages, VeteranDegrees (GoElite, Inc.) may send you SMS messages about your inquiry, your scheduled consultation, and educational programs. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP, and get help by replying HELP or emailing dean@veterandegrees.com.

We do not share your SMS opt-in consent or mobile information with third parties or affiliates for their marketing purposes. The information you provide to sign up for text messages is used only to deliver the messages you asked for. Our full SMS Terms are in our Terms of Use.

 

6. Third-Party Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including partner institutions and official government resources. Once you have used these links to leave the Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information.

 

7. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

 

8. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

 

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, or delete your data. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

Your advertising choices. If you would prefer that we not share your information with our advertising partners, simply email us at dean@veterandegrees.com and include the email address you used on our forms, and we will stop that sharing going forward. Some state privacy laws, such as California's, give you the right to opt out of certain sharing of personal information for advertising; you can use this same request to do so. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings and adjust ad preferences in your Google, Meta, or OpenAI account settings. We will not treat you differently for making any of these choices.

 

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Effective Date" of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.

 

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

VeteranDegrees.com - Email: dean@veterandegrees.com