KYC level
Email only
PureVPN unverified
BVI-registered, 6,500+ servers, KPMG-audited no-logs — but caught logging a user for the FBI in 2017 despite "zero-log" claims, and now runs an opt-in partner network built to keep operational records · since 2007
Verification criteria
⚠ Recorded incidents
critical
2017 Event
Denied by operator
Court documents proved PureVPN logged a user's connection data and provided it to the FBI in a cyberstalking case, despite marketing a "zero-log" policy. The logs led to a federal conviction. Source: CyberInsider, US court records
minor
2026-02-25 Policy
Ongoing
The privacy policy discloses two parallel networks: a KPMG-audited no-logs network used by default, and an opt-in "Partner Compliance Track" on separate infrastructure that "may include additional administrative controls and operational record handling", where the record types, access controls and retention periods are defined by the partner rather than PureVPN. The company states this is a white-label enterprise option not offered to consumers and does not change the consumer service. Source: purevpn.com/privacy-policy.php
Posture
Logging policy
Standard
Data collected
email, name, payment_method, support_correspondence, app_analytics
Authority data-sharing
Shares with authorities
JavaScript
Optional
Open source
No
Blocked jurisdictions
none
Privacy — VPN
Payment methods
card · bitcoin
No email / anonymous account
No
RAM-only servers
No
No-logs independently audited
No
Details
Legal jurisdiction
British Virgin Islands
Protocols
WireGuard · OpenVPN
Servers
6500
Countries
70
Kill switch
Yes
Port forwarding
Yes
Simultaneous devices
10
Price (USD/month)
2.15
Reliability
30-day uptime
100.0%
Incident history
2 recorded