VPN review
PrivateVPN review
PrivateVPN is operated by Miss Group Holdings Ltd (reported acquirer of PrivateVPN Global AB, 13 Jun 2022; secondary source only, not confirmed on vendor pages) and based in Sweden. The register records 0 independent audits (0 with a linked report), 0 incidents and a lowest verified price of $2.00 per month on a 36 months term.
Compiled from the vendor's own pages, auditors' reports and named news outlets, checked .
Verified facts
Checked 28 Sept 2026ActiveFrom the vendor's own pages, auditors' reports and named news outlets. Not our measurements.- Owner
- Miss Group Holdings Ltd (reported acquirer of PrivateVPN Global AB, 13 Jun 2022; secondary source only, not confirmed on vendor pages) sourceUltimate owner: not established from a primary source
- Jurisdiction
- Sweden (PrivateVPN Global AB, reg. no. 559282-2182, Ytterby; terms under Swedish law) source
- Logging policy
- States it does not collect or store logs of activity: no browsing history, traffic destination, connection timestamps, DNS queries, or allocated/connected IP addresses, or data content. sourceThis is the vendor's claim, paraphrased. An audit below is what tests it.
- Independent audits
- No independent audit found in the sources checked.
- Incidents
- None found in the sources checked. This is not an exhaustive search.
- Transparency report
- Not verified from a primary source
- Open-source apps
- Not verified from a primary source
- RAM-only servers
- Not verified from a primary source
- Refund window
- 30 days; new customers only, cancel before end of 30th day; reason must be given; refunds processed within 5 business days source
- Price per month
Per-month figures are the vendor's displayed monthly equivalent for the whole billed term, so terms of different length are not like for like. No currency conversion.PrivateVPN price per month by billed term, in the vendor's own currency Billed term Per month Charged up front Note 1 month $9.90 $9.90 Incl. VAT as displayed to a US-detected visitor; currency selector SEK/USD/EUR/GBP. source 36 months $2.00 $72.00 Displayed promo 'LIMITED OFFER 12 Months + 24 Months extra': 36 months for 72.00 USD (2.00/mo incl. VAT); page text says '72.00 USD billed every 12 months after 36 months' so renewal price appears to be 72.00 per 12 months (6.00/mo) but wording ambiguous. Plain 12-month-only price not shown. A 3-month tier (6.00/mo, 17.99 per 3 months) also exists. source billing period not verified not verified not verified No 24-month plan shown on the pricing page (tiers shown: 1, 3, 12(+24 extra) months). source - Not verified
- parentCompany: Miss Group Holdings acquisition from PitchBook search snippet only; not verified on a primary page
- ultimateOwner: unknown
- audits: none found (third-party reviews say none; not proof)
- 1-year price: promo 12+24 months at 2.00/mo for 36 months; renewal wording ambiguous; plain 12-month price not shown; 2-year plan not offered on page
- transparencyReport, RAM, openSource, incidents: not found/checked
- Prices are incl. VAT, USD default by geolocation
To check current terms, go to PrivateVPN's own site.
Visit privatevpn.comSources
- privatevpn.com/privacy-policy checked 28 Sept 2026
- privatevpn.com/terms-of-use checked 28 Sept 2026
- privatevpn.com/prices/pvpndealsv checked 28 Sept 2026
- privatevpn.com/money-back-guarantee checked 28 Sept 2026
- privatevpn.com/why-privatevpn/about-us checked 28 Sept 2026
- pitchbook.com/profiles/company/498546-10 checked 28 Sept 2026
Update log
- Page rebuilt on the VPN audit register; facts re-checked against the vendor's own pages and auditors' reports on this date.