VA Terms Scorecard

Grade A- — Mostly protective (score 87/100)

The VA provides clear terms for its online services, explicitly pledging never to sell user information for marketing purposes.

Government service with strong privacy protections and no data sale.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
NO
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
YES
Easy to cancel
YES
Tells you before changes
YES
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Privacy Policy

We never share your information for marketing purposes.

The VA does not sell or share your personal information for advertising or marketing.

Terms of Use

We may revise these terms of use at any time at our discretion.

The VA can change these terms whenever they choose.

Terms of Use

We monitor and record your activity on the system. And we share this information with auditors and law enforcement officials as required.

Your activity on the site is tracked and shared with government authorities when required by law.

Terms of Use

If we suspect any unauthorized use or violation of these terms, we may suspend or block your access to this system.

The VA can terminate your access to online services if they suspect a violation.

Terms of Use

VA online services use encryption to securely store and transmit all data, including personal and self-entered information.

The VA employs encryption to protect your personal data during storage and transmission.

Last reviewed 2026-08-01 under rubric v3.5.

Other scorecards