Two categories, no surprises
Essential cookies keep the site working. Analytics cookies are optional and only run when you opt in via the cookie banner.
LEGAL
Cookie Policy
What cookies The VPN Advisor uses, why, and how to control them.
OUR APPROACH
Three things to know up front
If you only read this far, here is the gist.
No advertising cookies
We do not run banner ads. There are no advertising trackers, no remarketing pixels, and no cross-site ad networks on this site.
Your choice, always
The "Cookie Preferences" button at the bottom of any page lets you change your decision at any time, in seconds.
COOKIES
Simple, clear, transparent
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored in your browser. They help websites remember preferences (like your cookie consent choice), keep you logged in where applicable, count visitors, and provide a consistent browsing experience. They cannot access your personal files, install malware, or do anything beyond storing small amounts of text — and you can delete them at any time via your browser settings.
Our cookie approach
The VPN Advisor uses a two-category model that maps directly to the choices on the cookie banner. Essential cookies are always on — they make the site work and remember your consent decision. Analytics cookies are optional — when you accept them, we can see which guides readers find useful so we know what to write next.
Cookies we use
Essential cookies remember your consent choice and keep the site working — they are always on. Analytics cookies (industry-standard, Google Analytics) record anonymous page views and basic engagement metrics, and are only set when you accept analytics on the cookie banner. We do not use advertising cookies, remarketing pixels, or social-network conversion tags.
What we don't use
Banner-ad networks. Remarketing pixels. Social-network conversion tags (Meta Pixel, X conversion, LinkedIn Insight). Cross-site behavioural advertising profiles. Affiliate tracking that follows you off-site. None of it.
How analytics works
When you accept analytics, we collect anonymous page-view counts and basic engagement data so we can see which guides are useful and which load slowly. The data is aggregated and reviewed in summary form — we do not use it for advertising, we do not sell it, and we do not combine it with any personal data to identify individual readers.
Managing your cookie preferences
On-site: use the "Cookie Preferences" button at the bottom of any page to switch analytics on or off — your choice is remembered for a year. In your browser: every modern browser has settings to block all cookies, block third-party cookies, or clear all stored cookies for any site. Disabling essential cookies will break the consent flow and some site features.
Third-party services
When you click an external link (a provider sign-up button, an affiliate link, an article on another site), the destination is operated by someone else and their own cookie policy applies. We have no control over what they store.
Policy updates
When we add or remove cookies, the policy is updated and the date at the top changes. Material changes (anything new in the cookie list, or anything that affects what is collected) are flagged on-site for a week so regular readers see the notice.
Last updated
May 2026.
WHY OUR WAY
Four things we stick to
Cookies done in a way you can actually understand.
Opt-in analytics
Analytics cookies only set if you accept them on the cookie banner. Decline and we stop — no dark patterns, no nagging.
Anonymous by default
Analytics data is aggregated and never combined with personal info to identify you. We look at counts, not individuals.
Plain-English policy
Every cookie category is explained in this policy, with what it does and how to switch it off — no jargon required.
Reviewed regularly
Cookie inventory rechecked when we ship new features. Date-stamped, with material changes flagged on-site.