Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2026. This policy explains how StudentLoanGuide collects, uses, and protects your information.
Information We Collect
StudentLoanGuide is designed with privacy in mind. Our calculators and tools operate entirely in your web browser. The loan balances, income figures, and other financial information you enter into our calculators are processed locally on your device and are never transmitted to our servers or stored in any database.
Analytics and Cookies
We use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors use our site, including which pages are most popular and how users navigate between pages. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymous usage data. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Advertising
We display advertisements through Google AdSense to support the ongoing operation of our free tools and content. Google AdSense may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Affiliate Links
When you click on a link to a lender or financial service provider on our site, that link may contain an affiliate tracking code. This code tells the lender that you were referred from our site. We may receive compensation if you apply for and are approved for a financial product through these links. Clicking these links does not cost you anything additional.
Third-Party Services
Our site is hosted on Cloudflare Workers. Cloudflare may collect certain technical information as part of providing their hosting and CDN services. This data is subject to Cloudflare's own privacy policy.
Data Security
Our site is served over HTTPS, encrypting all data transmitted between your browser and our servers. Since we do not collect or store personal financial data from our calculators, there is minimal risk of data exposure from our services.
Children's Privacy
Our site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please visit our contact page.