Is VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change all your data on all websites
• Read your browsing history
• Change your privacy-related settings
• Display notifications
• Manage your downloads

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open.

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Change your browser's privacy settings privacy
• Change which proxy your browser connects through proxy
• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs
• Watch the network requests your browser makes webRequest

Worth knowing

• Block or redirect requests on the sites it can access declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
• Manage your downloads downloads
• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting
• See when you navigate between pages webNavigation

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Add items to the right-click menu contextMenus
• Show you notifications notifications
• Run work in a hidden page offscreen
• Store data in your browser storage
• Store data in your browser without the usual size limit unlimitedStorage
• Declares webRequestAuthProvider

Who uses it and how it is kept up

14.0M users

• Last updated in the store 10 days ago, on 2026-09-24.
• We have seen 2 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

The listing says it offers in-app purchases.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-09-24Version 6.1.1
2. 2026-09-21Version 6.1.0

Who publishes it

NordVPN. This listing has been in the store since 2017-09-08 and was last updated on 2026-09-24.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. Nord VPN No site access · 1 permission 176 users
2. Free VPN Premium for Chrome - OnVPN Access to every site · 3 permissions, 1 site pattern 2k users ★ 3.3
3. RealVPN - Fast & Secure VPN Proxy Extension for Chrome Access to every site · 6 permissions, 1 site pattern 1k users ★ 3.1

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection access?

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 16 browser permissions.

What data does VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.