Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: November 2025

vpnCounselor™ is a reader-supported platform. Our mission has always been to help readers make informed, privacy-conscious choices online. Some links on this website are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase – at no additional cost to you. These commissions help us maintain vpnCounselor as a free resource and continue providing accurate, up-to-date information on VPNs, privacy, and security tools.

1) Affiliate links

Affiliate links are special URLs that allow our partners to recognize that you visited their website from ours.
If you later purchase a product or subscribe to a service, we may receive a small commission. The price you pay is the same, and sometimes even discounted through our exclusive offers.

2) Editorial independence

All reviews and recommendations published on vpnCounselor are written by our own editorial team.

  • We are independent – no VPN provider owns, sponsors, or influences our rankings.
  • We never accept payment in exchange for favorable reviews or placement.
  • Our opinions and comparisons are based on verified tests, user experience, and publicly available information.
  • Affiliate commissions do not affect our opinions or conclusions in any way.

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These cookies are created and managed by the vendor, not by vpnCounselor.
You can read more in our Cookie Policy.

4) Why commissions matter

At no additional cost to you, affiliate earnings help us:

  • Cover hosting, domain, and maintenance costs.
  • Support our editorial research and testing.
  • Keep vpnCounselor content free and accessible online for everyone.

We appreciate your trust and support – it enables us to continue publishing privacy and security resources at no cost to readers.

5) Sponsored content

If we ever publish sponsored or advertorial content, it will always be clearly labeled as “Sponsored” or “Advertorial.”
Such content remains separate from our independent editorial work.

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