How do cookies affect the VPN and how to deal with it?
Cookies are files created by websites you have visited and contain information such as your preferences or login credentials for certain internet resources. Along with browser's cache, cookies help pages load faster and make it easier for you to browse the web.
Apart from improving your browsing experience, some cookies may put your privacy at risk by tracking sites that you visit. Moreover, cookies can affect operation of your VPN software, especially for e-stores and streaming services, by saving information about your location. That's why sometimes websites can still define you to be in your home country even with an active VPN. Therefore, regular clearing your cookies and cache is not just useful but must-have.
Below you can find instructions on how to clear cache and cookies in the most popular browsers and platforms.
1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. On your browser toolbar, click 
> More Tools > Clear Browsing Data.
3. In the Clear browsing data box, click the checkboxes for Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.
4. Use the menu at the top to select the amount of data that you want to delete. Choose beginning of time to delete everything.
5. Click Clear browsing data.
1. On your phone or tablet, open Chrome.
2. On your browser toolbar, tap
3. Tap History and then tap Clear browsing data.
4. Set the checkboxes for Cookies and site data and Cached images and files.
5. Use the menu at the top to select the amount of data that you want to delete. Choose All time to delete everything.
6. Tap Clear data.
1. Click 
and choose Preferences.
2. Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the History section.
3. In the drop-down menu next to Firefox will, choose Use custom settings for history.
4. Click Show Cookies....
5. Click Remove All.
or
1. Click choose History, and then Clear Recent History....
2. Set Time range to clear to Everything.
3. Click on the arrow next to Details to expand the list of history items.
4. Select Cookies and Cache and make sure that other items you want to keep are not selected.
5. Click Clear Now.
Clear your entire browsing history
1. Tap and select History.
2. Tap on Clear browsing history at the bottom of the History panel.
3. Tap OK to confirm.
Clear specific items from your browser
1. Tap and select Settings.
2. Tap Clear private data.
3. Put a checkmark next to the items you want to clear and then tap Clear data.
Delete data on exit
This option automatically deletes selected data (bookmarks, browsing or search history, saved passwords, and more) every time you quit Firefox:
1. Tap and select Settings.
2. Tap Privacy and put a checkmark next to Clear private data on exit.
3. In the pop-up window, select the types of information that you'd like to delete each time you quit Firefox. Then tap Set.
Firefox will delete your information each time you close it through the Quit option on the menu.
Firefox stores websites you've visited in your history as you browse the Web. Follow these steps to delete your history.
1. Tap the tab icon at the top right of the screen.
2. Tap at the bottom of the screen. You might need to scroll the page for the menu button to appear.
Don't see a menu button? You might be on an older version of Firefox. Please update to the latest version through the App Store.
3. Tap Settings in the menu panel. (You might need to swipe to the next panel.)
4. In the Privacy section, tap Clear Private Data.
5. Select the types of information you'd like to remove.
6. Tap Clear Private Data and confirm this action.
Caution: Clearing your private data will close all your active tabs.
1. In the upper menu navigate to History > Clear History.
2. Choose how far back (time range) you want to clear the browsing data.
Please note that if your Mac and your iOS devices have Safari turned on in the iCloud preferences, your browsing history would be removed from all of them if you take this action.
or
1. Open Safari preferences.
2. On the Privacy tab, click Manage Web Site Data.
3. Select Remove All.
1. Tap Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data.
Clearing your history, cookies, and browsing data from Safari won't change your AutoFill information.
2. To clear your cookies and keep your history, navigate to your device Settings.
Then go to Safari > Advanced > Website Data > Remove All Website Data.
3. To visit sites without leaving a history, open Safari, then tap 
> Private > Done.
1. Select 
> Safety > Delete browsing history.
NOTE: You can also access this menu by holding Ctrl + Shift + Delete.
2. Make sure to uncheck Preserve Favorites website data and check both Temporary Internet files and website files and Cookies and website data, then click Delete.
You will get a confirmation at the bottom of the window once your cache and cookies are successfully cleared.
1. Tap the Internet Explorer live tile on the home screen.
2. Tap on the ellipses (...) at the bottom right.
3. Scroll down and tap settings.
4. Scroll down and tap delete history.
5. Tap delete to confirm.
6. Wait a few seconds for the cache and cookies to clear. Then, you can tap the back button to return to Internet Explorer.
1. In the Microsoft Edge browser, go to 
> Settings.
2. Under Clear browsing data, select Choose what to clear.
3. Set checkboxes for Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click Clear.
4. Wait a few seconds for the cache and cookies to clear.
Choose your platform and browser, follow a few simple steps mentioned above, and continue surfing in a private and secure way.