Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies allow websites to recognize your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language and other settings. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.

How We Use Cookies

LockNet VPN uses cookies to enhance your experience on our website. We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies as they are essential for the website to work.

• Session Cookies: Used to maintain your login session and remember your preferences while you navigate the website
• Security Cookies: Used to protect against security threats and ensure the integrity of your account
• Authentication Cookies: Used to verify your identity and maintain your logged-in status

Analytics Cookies (Optional)

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) for this purpose.

• Google Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website, including:
  • Pages you visit and time spent on each page
  • How you arrived at our website (referring sites, search engines, etc.)
  • Your general location (country/city level, not precise location)
  • Device and browser information
  • Anonymized IP addresses
• Purpose: This data helps us improve our website, understand user behavior, and optimize the user experience
• Data Sharing: Google Analytics data is processed by Google according to their privacy policy. We do not share this data with other third parties

Functional Cookies (Optional)

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

• Preference Cookies: Remember your language preferences and other settings
• Cookie Consent: Remember your cookie preferences so you don't have to set them every time you visit

Types of Cookies We Use

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have control over cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner. You can:

• Accept All Cookies: Allows all cookies, including analytics cookies
• Reject Non-Essential: Only allows essential cookies required for the website to function
• Customize: Choose which types of cookies you want to allow

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

• Block all cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Delete existing cookies
• Set your browser to notify you when cookies are being set

Please note that blocking essential cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website, including logging into your account.

Google Analytics Opt-Out

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by:

• Using our cookie consent banner to reject analytics cookies
• Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Adjusting your browser settings to block third-party cookies

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as:

• How many visitors we have
• Which pages are most popular
• How long visitors spend on each page
• How visitors navigate through our website

Google Analytics data is processed according to Google's Privacy Policy. Google may use this data for its own purposes, including improving Google services.

Important: Google Analytics does NOT have access to your VPN usage data or any information about your online activities when connected to our VPN service.

Cookie Retention

Cookies remain on your device for different periods:

• Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (as specified in the cookie table above) or until you delete them

You can delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. However, deleting cookies may require you to re-enter information or reset preferences.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no standard for how DNT signals should be interpreted.

We respect DNT signals and will not set analytics cookies if your browser sends a DNT signal, unless you explicitly consent to analytics cookies through our cookie consent banner.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by:

• Posting the updated Cookie Policy on this page
• Updating the "Last updated" date
• Showing a notice on our website for significant changes

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us: