# BuyVM privacy rating

VPS provider owned by Cloudzy, offering KVM slices, storage VPS, block storage and anycast IP addresses in Las Vegas, New York and Luxembourg.

## 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.

- Website: https://buyvm.net
- Jurisdiction: United Arab Emirates. Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.
- Home page trackers: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Tawk.to, Trustpilot (not scored)
- Category: [Server hosting](https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/)
- Grade: F (38/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The home page loads Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Tawk.to. |  |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by paid hosting, and the privacy policy says client information is never shared with third parties. | https://buyvm.net/privacy-policy/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Transparency report | Partial | The privacy policy says client information is released to law enforcement only under a court order. No request counts are published. | https://buyvm.net/privacy-policy/ |
| Tells users about requests | No | No published policy on notifying users about data requests. |  |
| TLS configuration | Partial | Grade B | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=my.frantech.ca&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | No | Grade D (30/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=my.frantech.ca |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |
| Mail-friendly (port 25) | Partial | SMTP ports are the only blocked ports and can be unblocked through a support ticket. | https://wiki.buyvm.net/doku.php/faq |
| Reverse DNS | Yes | Reverse DNS is set in the control panel. | https://buyvm.net/features/ |
| IPv6 | Yes | IPv6 addresses are assigned from the control panel as part of the service. | https://buyvm.net/features/ |
| Anonymous payment | Yes | Cryptocurrency payments are accepted through the CoinPayments gateway. | https://buyvm.net/terms-of-service/ |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/buyvm/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/server-hosting/buyvm.md