Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 7, 2026

This policy applies to VA Ready on iOS and Vet Ready on Android, the same software product released under different names per platform. Where this policy says "the App," it means whichever version you installed.

Information Stored on Your Device

The App is designed with your privacy as a priority. The vast majority of what you do in the App stays on your device and never leaves it:

• Your profile (branch, MOS, service dates, separation date, state, county, dependents, deployments, exposures, rating, TDIU/P&T flags) is stored in your device's local storage, never transmitted
• Your claim list, selected conditions, ratings, bilateral flags, evidence checklists, notes, and C&P appointment dates are stored locally
• Your claim milestone reminders (titles, due dates, notes, reminder lead times) are stored locally
• There are no user accounts, no logins, and no cloud sync of your personal data
• Payment for Pro subscriptions and Lifetime Pro is handled entirely by Apple (App Store, on iOS) or Google Play Billing (on Android), we never see your payment details

Information We Fetch (Read-Only)

The App reads reference data from our database over HTTPS. This is one-way, read-only content we publish to power the App:

• VA disability rating criteria and diagnostic codes
• Federal and state benefit information
• MOS profile data (common conditions, exposures, PACT eligibility)
• Compensation rates and SMC tables
• Filing guide content (DBQ references, rating breakpoints, etc.)

Nothing about you is sent when the App fetches reference content. These are read-only requests.

Information You Actively Send Us

There are only two situations in which data leaves your device, and both require you to tap a button first:

• Feedback form. When you open Profile → Send Feedback and tap "Send," the App transmits the message you typed, your branch, your MOS code(s), whether you are a Pro subscriber, the App version, and your device model (e.g., "iPhone15,3" or "Pixel 8"). This is used solely to triage bugs and feature requests. We do not transmit your name, email, identifiers, health records, or VA claim details, only what you type in the message body.
• Store rating prompts. If you choose to leave a rating, Apple (App Store) or Google (Play Store) handles the submission. We never see review content.

Information We Do NOT Collect

• We do NOT sell your data to anyone, ever
• We do NOT share your data with third parties for marketing purposes
• We do NOT collect your health or medical records
• We do NOT track your location
• We do NOT use advertising trackers or analytics that identify you personally
• We do NOT collect your DD-214, Social Security Number, or VA file number
• We do NOT have access to your VA records or claims
• We do NOT send remote push notifications or marketing messages
• We do NOT register your device with any push service, so there is no device token or push identifier

Notifications

Every notification the App sends is local. It is scheduled and posted on your own device by the platform's notification system (iOS local notifications on iPhone, Android notification channels on Android). We do not send remote push notifications, and the App is never registered with a push service. There is no device token, no push identifier, and no subscriber list. Nobody, including us, can tell whether your device has notifications turned on.

The App can post notifications for:

• Reminders you create yourself: C&P exam reminders, claim milestones, VSO appointment reminders, and the optional daily symptom check-in
• A follow-up after a VSO appointment you scheduled, asking how the visit went
• Optional update alerts, described below

Update alerts, and why they are still local

If you turn them on, the App can notify you when VA pay rates change and when new claim guides are added. This is off unless you choose it, and it works without collecting anything.

Rather than us pushing a message to your phone, your device reads a public list of announcements the same way it reads any other reference content, compares it against a number kept locally on your device, and posts the notification itself. The request is anonymous and carries no identifier. We never learn that your device checked, that it showed you anything, or that you opted in at all. If you turn the feature off, nothing needs to be revoked on our end, because nothing was ever registered.

Announcements can only link to screens inside the App. They cannot open an outside website.

Reminder content and timing are stored only on your device. You can turn update alerts on or off in the App under Profile, and you can disable notifications entirely under iOS: Settings → VA Ready → Notifications, or Android: Settings → Apps → Vet Ready → Notifications.

How We Use Information

The information stored on your device is used solely to:

• Calculate your estimated combined VA disability rating
• Show you relevant benefits based on your rating and state
• Provide MOS-specific condition information
• Personalize your filing timeline based on your separation date
• Schedule the local reminders you configure

Feedback you submit is used only to respond to your message, triage bugs, and prioritize feature work.

Data Security

• All network requests use HTTPS encryption
• Your personal profile and claim data never leave your device except if you submit feedback
• Reference data fetches are read-only and do not include any information about you

Data Retention and Deletion

• All profile, claim, and reminder data is stored locally on your device only
• Delete the App to remove all locally-stored data
• Feedback messages you submit are retained by the developer for support and triage purposes; contact us to request deletion
• There are no servers storing your profile, claim list, or reminders

Children's Privacy

The App (VA Ready / Vet Ready) is designed for U.S. military veterans and service members. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will address it immediately.

Website Analytics

Our marketing website (vareadyapp.com) uses privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics (Vercel Web Analytics) to measure aggregate traffic, things like page views, top pages, referring sites, country, and device type. It does not use cookies, does not track you across sites, does not build an advertising profile, and never identifies you as an individual. This applies only to the website; the App itself contains no analytics SDKs and continues to keep your profile and claim data on your device as described above.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy in the app and on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us at:
support@vareadyapp.com