{
  "slug": "buyvm",
  "category": "server-hosting",
  "name": "BuyVM",
  "description": "VPS provider owned by Cloudzy, offering KVM slices, storage VPS, block storage and anycast IP addresses in Las Vegas, New York and Luxembourg.",
  "website": "https://buyvm.net",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "AE",
    "name": "United Arab Emirates",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 38,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "BuyVM scores 38 out of 100 (grade F) on the server hosting criteria. It meets 4 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, Reverse DNS, IPv6 and anonymous payment. It partly meets transparency report, TLS configuration and mail-friendly (port 25). It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in the United Arab Emirates: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/buyvm/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/buyvm/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The home page loads Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Tawk.to."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://buyvm.net/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "Funded by paid hosting, and the privacy policy says client information is never shared with third parties."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://buyvm.net/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "The privacy policy says client information is released to law enforcement only under a court order. No request counts are published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=my.frantech.ca&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade B"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=my.frantech.ca",
      "note": "Grade D (30/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "port_25": {
      "title": "Mail-friendly (port 25)",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://wiki.buyvm.net/doku.php/faq",
      "note": "SMTP ports are the only blocked ports and can be unblocked through a support ticket."
    },
    "reverse_dns": {
      "title": "Reverse DNS",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://buyvm.net/features/",
      "note": "Reverse DNS is set in the control panel."
    },
    "ipv6": {
      "title": "IPv6",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://buyvm.net/features/",
      "note": "IPv6 addresses are assigned from the control panel as part of the service."
    },
    "anonymous_payment": {
      "title": "Anonymous payment",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://buyvm.net/terms-of-service/",
      "note": "Cryptocurrency payments are accepted through the CoinPayments gateway."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "B",
    "observatory": "D",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Analytics",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Tawk.to",
        "host": "embed.tawk.to",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Trustpilot",
        "host": "www.trustpilot.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:53.428Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}