Vivaldi is a browser from Vivaldi Technologies, based in Norway and Iceland, which states it has no external investors, does not store data about users' browsing behaviour, and does not sell data to third parties -- browsing history stays in the local client profile, inaccessible to the company. The browser does report a unique installation ID together with version, CPU architecture, screen resolution and time since last message to Vivaldi every 24 hours, with the IP's last octet removed and an approximate location resolved by local geoip lookup. Revenue comes from disclosed partner deals with search engines, bookmark partners and Direct Match sponsorships, plus donations.
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Vivaldi's browser privacy policy, last updated 2023-12-15, states that the browser sends a unique ID together with version, CPU architecture, screen resolution and time since last message to Vivaldi every 24 hours over HTTPS, that the last octet of the user's IP address is removed, and that only the approximate location resolved by a local geoip lookup is stored.
Vivaldi's company page states the company is based in Norway and Iceland, with staff of 25 nationalities across seven countries, and that it has no external investors.
Vivaldi's privacy page states that it does not store data about users' browsing behaviour and does not sell any data to third parties, and that it has no interest in tracking activity or selling data.
Vivaldi's company page discloses its revenue sources as partner deals with search engines, partner deals with bookmark partners, partner deals through Direct Match, and donations -- commercial relationships in which default placements are shaped by paying partners, disclosed by the company itself.
Vivaldi's telemetry surface and revenue model are disclosed in its own published policies rather than surfaced by outside investigation; no breach, regulatory action, or trust incident involving Vivaldi appears in the drafted record.
Vivaldi's privacy page states the browser includes a built-in tracker blocker designed to prevent third-party tracking, that information is either stored locally on the device or encrypted such that Vivaldi never sees it, and that the installation ID exists solely for counting users rather than tracking activity.
Vivaldi's browser privacy policy states that browsing history such as visited URLs, typed search keywords and downloaded content is stored in the user's client profile, accessible only by the user's own action, and that Vivaldi AS has no access to this data.