Cookie Policy
This policy explains how nordshieldvpnn.com uses cookies and similar technologies, what categories are involved, and how you can control them through your browser settings. It applies to visitors of the site operated by the Nordshield editorial team in Sydney.
If you read our free vpn explainers or compare plans, this page tells you what is stored in your browser while you do it — and what is not.
How to read this page
Plain terms for a small set of cookies
We keep this policy short on purpose. Our guide site uses only what it needs to run, plus a limited look at which vpn topics readers find useful. There are no advertising profiles, no cross-site tracking deals, and no surprises hidden in a long schedule.
On this page you will find what cookies are, the two categories we use, how analytics works, what third parties may set, how to manage settings in your browser, and who to contact in Sydney.
Definitions
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They let the site remember simple things between pages.
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A memory aid
When you visit nordshieldvpnn.com, your browser may store a short string of characters. On your next visit it sends that string back, so the site can recall display settings or whether you dismissed a notice.
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Not a program
A cookie cannot run code or read files on its own. It is plain text tied to one site in one browser. Clearing site data in your browser removes it completely.
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Similar technologies
We use the word cookies to cover cookies and closely similar local storage used for the same purpose — remembering a preference or measuring an aggregate page view. We do not use hidden trackers or fingerprinting scripts for advertising.
Why it matters here
Our pages explain free vpn plans in plain language. Cookies keep that reading experience steady — the layout you chose stays put, and we can see which guides actually help without asking you to sign in.
Categories we use
Two groups cover everything on this site. One is required for the pages to work. The other helps us understand reading patterns across the guide.
Strictly necessary
These remember choices like dismissed notices and keep the page layout working as you move between articles. They cannot be disabled through the site itself, since the site depends on them to operate. Blocking them in your browser may mean some parts do not display correctly.
Analytics
These count visits in aggregate — which pages were opened and in what order — so we can keep useful guides and fix the ones readers leave quickly. You can refuse or delete them without losing access to the content.
We deliberately keep the list short. If a new category were ever needed, we would add it here first and describe what it does before it is used.
What we do not use
No advertising cookies, no social plug-in trackers, and no sale of browsing records. Our free vpn comparisons earn trust by staying readable, not by following you after you leave.
Analytics
Analytics cookies collect aggregated information about pages visited and general usage patterns. The data helps us understand which pages readers find useful and which need improvement.
We look at totals, not individuals. For example, we may see that many readers move from the free plan comparison to the public Wi-Fi guide, which tells us the link between those topics is working. It is not used to build advertising profiles, and we do not join it with names, emails, or account records.
Where possible we set short retention and aggregate reports, so the record answers “what was read” rather than “who read it”.
Third parties
Where third-party services are used for hosting or analytics, they may set their own cookies subject to their own policies. We choose providers with reasonable privacy practices and limit what data is shared.
In practice that means a hosting provider may set a load-balancing cookie to keep you on a working server, or an analytics provider may set a measurement cookie to count a visit. Those providers describe their own cookies in their policies, and their settings sit alongside ours in your browser.
Read how we handle personal information in the Privacy PolicyYour controls
Managing cookies
You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you view stored cookies, remove individual ones, and block them by category. Disabling necessary cookies may affect site functionality — pages may forget a dismissed notice or reset a display choice.
Your browser holds the controls — view stored cookies, remove single entries, or block by category.
See cookies for this site in your browser
In Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari, open Settings or Preferences, then Privacy and Security. Look for Cookies and Site Data, search for nordshieldvpnn.com, and you will see each entry with its expiry. Delete what you do not want to keep.
Block cookies by category
Choose Block third-party cookies to stop most cross-site measurement while keeping first-party preferences. Choose Block all cookies only if you accept that some layout features and saved notices will stop working until you allow the necessary group again.
Start fresh after reading vpn guides
Use Clear browsing data for a time range, or open a private window to read without storing anything new. Your place in our free vpn articles will not be saved, but every guide remains fully readable.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy if our use of cookies changes — for example if we replace an analytics provider or remove a category we no longer need. The current version is always on this page, and continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated policy.
When a change affects your choices, we will describe it here in plain terms and keep older wording available on request through the contact details below.
Contact
For questions about this policy, use the contact form or write to us. We answer questions about cookies, analytics, and browser settings in plain English.
- Level 14, 333 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
- +61 2 9210 5500
- [email protected]
- Monday–Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Related reading: how our guides stay useful, answers to common questions, and the terms that govern use of the site.