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+## Opera Privacy & Security
+Opera is a secure browser that protects your online privacy.
+With 30 years of experience building safe and secure browsers, we understand that privacy is not just a feature - it's a right.
+## Privacy by design
+As a European company, we adhere to the world's strictest privacy regulations, regardless of where you are in the world. Opera also comes with native tools to enhance your privacy and security.
+### Putting your privacy first
+When you install any Opera browser, you are essentially anonymous to us.
+You can choose to share some data with us that we use to improve and monetize our free browsers. When you choose to do that, your data is safely stored in Europe.
+### Built in Europe
+Opera is headquartered and registered in Oslo, Norway.
+Our browsers are built in our European Research & Development Centers in Poland and Sweden.
+## Secure browsing based on Chromium
+Opera is part of the open-source Chromium ecosystem, benefitting from its robust security infrastructure, with additional security-enhancing services.
+## Built with native privacy features
+Opera's browsers come with powerful privacy-enhancing features built in.
+### Ad & tracker blocking
+- * *
+Opera's Ad Blocker and tracking protection keep your browsing distraction-free and prevent trackers from following you around the web.
+### Free and premium VPN
+- * *
+Opera's Free VPN and VPN Pro encrypt your connection and disguise your IP and location. No registration or third-party extensions required.
+### Expert security audits
+- * *
+Opera's VPN service has been independently audited by [**Deloitte**](https://blogs.opera.com/security/2024/09/opera-free-browser-vpn-no-log-audit-deloitte/) and [**Cure53**](https://blogs.opera.com/security/2022/03/operas-free-browser-vpn-completes-independent-security-audit-by-cure53/) to ensure your data is never collected and your browsing is secure.
+## Your security is our priority
+Our security team applies industry best practices and uses robust internal checks to ensure our products remain secure.
+### Dedicated security team
+Our core security team is responsible for maintaining our security infrastructure, performing security reviews of new products and features, and ensuring that Opera complies with strict security standards to keep you safe online.
+### Security champion program
+Security is embedded into our product development process. Each of our product teams has a designated Security Champion who advocates for security at every stage, ensuring our products are secure by design.
+### Security best practices
+We adhere to the security recommendations of the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP), implementing best practices such as secure coding, penetration testing, and security reviews. We also perform annual internal audits to ensure our security measures are up to date and continuously improved.
+## Keep up with Opera's Security team
+## More ways that Opera protects you
+### What data you can choose to share with Opera
+When you use Opera, information is only collected with your explicit consent. You can agree or opt out when you first install the browser, and you can change your choice at any time from your browser settings. With your consent, the following information may be collected:
+- **Country**
+    Checking which country you are in helps personalize content for you, such as language, news, and speed dials.
+- **Opera Newsfeed Articles**
+    Checking which articles you read in Opera's built-in news feed helps show you more relevant articles and ads.
+- **Website categories**
+    Checking the categories of sites you visit (e.g. News, Sports, Lifestyle, etc.) helps show you relevant ads.
+- **Usage statistics**
+    Checking which features get used the most and how you configure your browser helps us to continue improving the browser.
+- **Crash analytics**
+    Gathering information about crashes (such as system information, time and date, browser configuration) helps us understand what happened and how to fix it.
+### What data is never collected by Opera
+When you use Opera browsers, we do not track or collect any of the following:
+- **We do not collect your exact location**
+    We don't care where you are, where you have been, or where you are going.
+- **We do not collect your browsing history**
+    The exact websites you visit and your browsing activity is your own business.
+- **We do not collect any content you read, watch, or listen to**
+    We don't care what you do on the web. We love it if you do it in our browser though.
+- **We do not collect any information you type on the web**
+    Emails, social media posts, searches, notes, poems, novels, etc. All these things are between you and the web.
+- **We do not collect VPN data**
+    When you browse using Opera's Free VPN or device-wide VPN Pro, we neither collect nor store any data whatsoever. Our no-log policy has been independently audited by [**Deloitte**](https://blogs.opera.com/security/2024/09/opera-free-browser-vpn-no-log-audit-deloitte/).
+We encourage you to read our [Privacy Statement](https://www.opera.com/legal/privacy) for more details on our data practices.
+### How Opera stores user data
+Opera maintains servers in key territories around the world for the smooth operation of our products. All browser data is kept in our European servers, primarily in the Netherlands and in Poland.
+To provide infrastructure components (e.g. our VPN), we also maintain servers in the USA and in Singapore. These servers are not used to store browser data.
+### How to delete your browsing data on exit
+Opera's **Clear Data on Exit** feature lets you choose to have certain data automatically deleted every time you close your Opera browser, including
+browsing history
+,
+download history
+,
+cookies and other site data
+,
+cached images and files
+,
+passwords and other sign-in data
+,
+autofill form data
+,
+site settings
+, and
+hosted app data
+. To set it up:
+. Open **Settings (Alt**+**P)**.
+. Under **Privacy and Security**, select **Delete browsing data** and click the **On exit** section.
+. Choose the data you want to have deleted every time you exit Opera.
+. Click **Save**, and you're all set.
+This choice gives you deeper control of your data, so you can keep what you need and remove what you want, without doing it manually every time.
+### How to turn on your browser VPN
+When you connect to websites through a secure browser VPN (virtual private network) server, your browsing data is encrypted and your public IP address changes to a virtual IP address. To enable Opera's free built-in VPN service:
+. Go to **Settings** (Alt+P) **Advanced** > **Privacy & Security**.
+. Under **VPN**, click **Enable VPN**.
+. A built-in VPN badge will appear at the left end of your address and search bar. Click the badge and toggle your web browser VPN on or off.
+### How to block ads and how to block pop ups
+Opera's Ad blocker makes websites load faster and look cleaner by blocking ad scripts. It also includes tracking protection and stops cryptocurrency mining scripts for a secure browser. To enable these security features:
+. Go to **Settings** (Alt+P)
+. Under **Privacy protection**, toggle on **Block ads and surf the web up to three times faster**.
+. Below that, toggle on **Block trackers**.
+Both of these security features can also be turned on or off from the Easy Setup menu in the top-right corner of your web browser (under the X).
+### How to enable Crypto Mining protection
+Cryptojacking is when someone hijacks your computer and runs scripts to mine cryptocurrency. To stop cryptocurrency mining from happening on your computer:
+. Go to **Settings** (Alt+P)
+. Under **Privacy protection**, click **Manage Lists**.
+. Click **NoCoin** (Cryptocurrency Mining Protection) to enable this security feature.
+### How to adjust site settings controls
+Opera browser site settings let you customize your internet browser's privacy features and browser security. To set your privacy and security controls:
+. Go to **Settings** (Alt+P) **Advanced** > **Privacy & Security**.
+. Under **Privacy and security**, click **Site settings**.
+There you can adjust all of your browser web site permissions and security features - like who can access your camera, microphone, location, and data. Manage cookies, choose which sites can play sounds or show images, and adjust many other details concerning what websites can do, for a secure browser.
+### How to browse privately
+Private browsers are secure browsers. When you use a private web browser window, your internet history and activity data is removed as soon as you close all private windows. You can open a private window with a keyboard shortcut, or through the menu.
+. On Windows or Linux: **Ctrl+Shift+N** or **O Menu** > **New private window**.
+. On Mac: **⌘+Shift+N** or **File** > **New Private Window**.
+When all private windows are closed, Opera will remove the associated browsing history, cache items, and cookies. Because of this, private tabs or windows cannot be recovered from the history or tab menus.
+### How to change search engines
+Opera's default browser search engine is Google, but you can change it or add private search engines like DuckDuckGo. To change, manage, or add search engines:
+. Go to **Settings** (Alt+P).
+. Under **Search engine**, select your preferred search engine from the dropdown menu or click **Manage search engines**.
+### How to enable Opera's password manager
+Secure browsers use passwords. You can choose whether Opera saves your passwords for auto sign-in, as well as edit or remove them. To adjust the password manager settings:
+. Go to **Settings** (Alt+P) **Advanced** > **Privacy & Security**.
+. Under **Autofill**, select **Passwords**.
+Read more about security and privacy settings on our [Help pages](https://help.opera.com/latest/security-and-privacy/).