Program overview
NordVPN S.A. is identified only as administrator of Refer a Friend; that identity must not be inherited. Nord Security appears in copyright text, which does not establish the Affiliate contracting entity.
NordVPN brand age and external network activation dates must not be substituted.
Publisher access
Refer a Friend requires 18+; that requirement must not be inherited into the Affiliate Program.
NordVPN states that its global campaigns mean the entire world can be the affiliate's potential customer base. This concerns customer reach, not publisher geographic eligibility.
Fraud-prevention processing is not equivalent to KYC.
Commissions
| Subscription plan | New signup | Renewal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month | 100% | 30% |
| 1 year | 40% | 30% |
| 2 years | 40% | 30% |
Plan-level values preserved individually. No synthetic commission range. Scope is NordVPN subscriptions; the same rates must not be inherited by other Nord Security products.
NordVPN publicly describes the program as offering lifetime revenue share. That wording does not establish an unconditional contractual perpetuity, post-termination survival, or immutability of the 30% rate.
The broader Partnership Program documents a separate 30-day post-purchase validation / refund condition. That condition is scope-limited to Partnership level and is not an Affiliate-specific contractual qualification rule.
Gross/net, taxes, VAT, discount, fee and bundle treatment are not established.
Tracking
NordVPN states it uses dropped cookies and specifies a 30-day window within which a qualifying sale remains compensable. This is the Affiliate cookie / conversion window. It is not the Partnership validation condition and not the consumer refund framework.
A referred prospect who later returns directly and buys within the documented 30-day period may remain compensable. This does not resolve competing-affiliate attribution.
Attribution
No first-party evidence establishes first-click, last-click, last-touch or multi-touch. No default model is substituted.
Payments
These are signup preferences. Guaranteed availability to every affiliate, country-specific availability and final settlement mechanics are not established.
The broader Partnership 30-day validation condition is not a payout schedule.
Promotional and channel restrictions
This does not establish unrestricted techniques, paid-social policy or social-handle trademark policy.
A selectable application traffic-source category is stronger than a mere absence of prohibition but does not establish unrestricted contractual permission. Brand bidding is independently not established.
Affiliate discount codes exist. Coupon-site eligibility, code-only attribution, code priority and universal code availability are not established.
Terms and restrictions
Affiliate signup requires acceptance of general Nord Account Terms and Conditions. A dedicated public Affiliate-specific governing agreement was not established. General Terms must not be relabeled as Affiliate Terms.
Refer a Friend governance must not be inherited.
Network / Platform Relationship
A dedicated first-party affiliate signup and Affiliate Login environment exists. Canonical affiliate network, tracking platform, in-house status and backend vendor are not established. No external affiliate network is assigned.
Important context
Material boundaries preserved from the canonical factual record.
Institutional boundaries
- The NordVPN Affiliate Program is distinct from the NordVPN Influencer Program, Reseller Program, TikTok Partner Program, Student Ambassador Program and Refer a Friend Program.
- Contractual operator is not established. NordVPN S.A. is identified only as administrator of Refer a Friend; Nord Security appears in copyright text. Neither identity is inherited.
Commission scope
Plan-level economics are 100% / 30% (1 month), 40% / 30% (1 year) and 40% / 30% (2 years). These rates are scoped to NordVPN subscriptions. Cross-product affiliate opportunities for NordPass, Coveron, NordStellar, NordLayer and Saily are documented through the broader signup relationship, but the NordVPN rate structure is not inherited by them.
Lifetime revenue share wording
NordVPN publicly describes the program as offering lifetime revenue share, and separately states a 30% revenue share on plan renewals. That wording does not establish an unconditional contractual perpetuity, post-termination survival, or immutability of the 30% rate.
Three distinct 30-day concepts
- A — Affiliate cookie / conversion window. 30 days. Scope: Affiliate.
- B — Partnership-level validation / refund condition. 30 days after purchase, with an active-account condition; refund during the period prevents payment. Scope: broader Partnership Program, not automatically Affiliate-specific.
- C — Consumer refund framework. 30-day money-back guarantee for qualifying initial purchases. Scope: Consumer.
These three concepts are not merged.
Signup traffic-source categories
PPC, promotional emails and popup / popunder are explicitly recognized in the Affiliate signup as applicant traffic-source categories. This is stronger than a mere absence of prohibition but does not establish unrestricted contractual permission for every practice within those categories. Brand bidding is independently not established.
Signup payout preferences
Wire transfer and PayPal are offered as preferred payout-method selections during signup, with a "Will inform later" option. Guaranteed availability to every affiliate, country-specific availability and final settlement mechanics are not established.
Support boundaries
Promotional materials are available. SEO support is offered. Specialized account-manager representation is present publicly; this does not establish an individually dedicated manager for every affiliate. Published Affiliate contact: affiliate@nordvpnmedia.com. This does not establish legal operator, ownership of nordvpnmedia.com, or contractual entity.
Global customer reach vs publisher eligibility
NordVPN states that global campaigns mean the entire world can be the affiliate's potential customer base. This concerns customer reach, not publisher geographic eligibility. Worldwide publisher eligibility is not established.
Sources
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RS-01NordVPN Affiliate Programhttps://nordvpn.com/affiliate/
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RS-02NordVPN Affiliate Signuphttps://nordvpn.com/affiliate-signup/
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RS-03How can I join the NordVPN affiliate program?https://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/19559780257425-How-can-I-join-the-NordVPN-affiliate-program
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RS-04Sponsorship and affiliate programs with NordVPNhttps://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/20285763640337-Sponsorship-and-affiliate-programs-with-NordVPN
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RS-05NordVPN Partnership Programhttps://nordvpn.com/become-a-partner/
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RS-06NordVPN Customer Refund Policyhttps://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/19476991311121-What-is-your-refund-policy
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RS-07NordVPN Refer a Friend Terms and Conditionshttps://nordvpn.com/refer-a-friend/terms/
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RS-08How to get NordVPN cheaper — Affiliate discount codeshttps://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/19477702164369-How-to-get-NordVPN-cheaper
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RS-09General Nord Account Terms of Service (linked from Affiliate signup)https://my.nordaccount.com/legal/terms-of-service/
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RS-10Affiliate Login Environment (affiliates.nordvpn.com)https://affiliates.nordvpn.com/
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