{
  "slug": "nordvpn",
  "category": "vpns",
  "name": "NordVPN",
  "description": "Commercial VPN service from Nord Security, operated by a company in Panama. Apps use the WireGuard-based NordLynx protocol, OpenVPN or the NordWhisper protocol.",
  "website": "https://nordvpn.com",
  "source": "https://github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux",
  "license": "GPL-3.0",
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux",
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "PA",
    "name": "Panama",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 56,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "NordVPN scores 56 out of 100 (grade D) on the VPN providers criteria. It meets 4 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, transparency report, TLS configuration and modern protocols. It partly meets open source, independent audit, security headers, audited no-logs policy, anonymous payment and open-source apps. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and tells users about requests. It is based in Panama: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/vpns/nordvpn/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/vpns/nordvpn/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux/blob/main/LICENSE.md",
      "note": "Only the Linux app is open source, under GPL-3.0. The other apps and the servers are closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.nordvpn.android/latest/",
      "note": "The Android app includes AppsFlyer, Google Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://nordvpn.com/pricing/",
      "note": "Funded by paid subscriptions. No ads in the apps."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://nordvpn.com/blog/nordvpn-no-logs-assurance-engagement-2025/",
      "note": "Deloitte performed a no-logs assurance engagement. The full report is only available to logged-in customers."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://nordvpn.com/blog/nordvpn-introduces-transparency-reports/",
      "note": "Quarterly counts of government inquiries and DMCA requests are published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=nordvpn.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=nordvpn.com",
      "note": "Grade B+ (80/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "no_logs_audited": {
      "title": "Audited no-logs policy",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://nordvpn.com/blog/nordvpn-no-logs-assurance-engagement-2025/",
      "note": "Deloitte assessed the no-logs policy repeatedly, but the full report is only available to logged-in customers, not publicly."
    },
    "anonymous_payment": {
      "title": "Anonymous payment",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://nordvpn.com/pricing/",
      "note": "Several cryptocurrencies are accepted, but an email address is needed for the account."
    },
    "open_source_clients": {
      "title": "Open-source apps",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux",
      "note": "Only the Linux app is open source."
    },
    "modern_protocols": {
      "title": "Modern protocols",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://nordvpn.com/blog/nordlynx-protocol-wireguard/",
      "note": "NordLynx, built on WireGuard, is the default protocol."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "B+",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": null,
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:25.240Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}