We have seen and heard some of the criticism about Nord and also know that many companies receive criticism. We believe that Nord ultimately wants to protect user privacy and their business depends on it. NordVPN has a large privacy-aware community and we think this partnership is beneficial for both companies and will help raise awareness about private search with Startpage.

As for our commitment to our users' privacy, our privacy infrastructure is unmatched in search, and our privacy policy has not changed since we were founded.