We believe in plain-language privacy disclosures. Here is exactly what we collect, why, and what we do with it.
Effective Date: January 1, 2025 | Last Reviewed: May 1, 2025
EIDL Facts ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website located at eidlfacts.com. We provide informational content about the SBA COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. We are an independent publisher and are not affiliated with the U.S. Small Business Administration or any government agency.
For privacy-related questions, you may contact us using the contact form on this site.
We collect two categories of information: information you provide to us directly, and information collected automatically when you visit the site.
If you submit a message through our contact form, we collect the information you enter, which may include:
We do not require you to create an account or provide any other personal information to access content on this site. Submitting the contact form is entirely optional.
When you visit eidlfacts.com, certain technical information is collected automatically through web server logs and analytics tools. This may include:
This information is collected in aggregate to help us understand how visitors use the site. We use it to improve content, identify broken pages, and assess which topics are most useful to our audience.
This site may use cookies — small text files stored on your device — to enable analytics functionality. Specifically:
We may use a third-party analytics service (such as Google Analytics) to collect aggregate information about site traffic and usage patterns. These tools set their own cookies and collect data subject to their own privacy policies. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
If you prefer not to be tracked by Google Analytics, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or use a browser with tracking protection enabled.
Our web server may set session cookies that are necessary for basic site functionality. These cookies do not collect personal information and expire when you close your browser.
We do not run advertising on this site and do not use advertising networks or retargeting cookies. We do not sell or share your data with advertisers.
Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some website features.
We use the information we collect solely for the following purposes:
We do not use your information for marketing purposes. We do not send newsletters, promotional emails, or automated communications unless you have specifically requested them.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party. We do not share your data with data brokers, advertising networks, or marketing companies.
We may share information in the following limited circumstances:
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter. We do not archive contact messages for extended periods. Analytics data is retained in accordance with the retention settings of the analytics platform in use (typically 14 months for Google Analytics).
Server log files are typically retained for 30–90 days and then deleted or anonymized.
Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include:
California residents: Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have the right to know what personal information we collect, request deletion of your data, and opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us through the contact form on this site. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe and no later than 45 days.
This site is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
This site contains links to external websites, including official government resources (SBA.gov, IRS.gov, etc.) and court document repositories. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external site you visit.
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information submitted through this site. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. Contact form submissions are transmitted over HTTPS (encrypted).
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last Reviewed" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the site after any changes constitutes your acknowledgment of the revised policy.
If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please reach out through our contact form. We will make every reasonable effort to address your inquiry promptly.