# OVPN privacy rating

VPN service founded in Sweden, now run by OVPN Inc., with WireGuard and OpenVPN on diskless servers, optional ad blocking, and monthly transparency reports.

## Summary

OVPN scores 42 out of 100 (grade D) on the VPN providers criteria. It meets 4 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, transparency report, TLS configuration and modern protocols. It partly meets security headers, audited no-logs policy and anonymous payment. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, tells users about requests and open-source apps. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.

- Website: https://www.ovpn.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Home page trackers: PostHog
- Category: [VPN providers](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/)
- Grade: D (42/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The home page loads PostHog, and the Android app includes Sentry according to Exodus. |  |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by paid subscriptions. No ads. | https://www.ovpn.com/en/pricing |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Transparency report | Yes | Monthly reports list the number of government requests received. | https://www.ovpn.com/en/transparency |
| Tells users about requests | No | No published policy on notifying users about data requests. |  |
| TLS configuration | Yes | Grade A+ | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.ovpn.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Partial | Grade B (70/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.ovpn.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |
| Audited no-logs policy | Partial | A no-logs policy is published but has not been independently audited. | https://www.ovpn.com/en/privacy-notice |
| Anonymous payment | Partial | Email is optional and Bitcoin or Ethereum is accepted. Cash and Monero are not. | https://support.ovpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/46236278845075-Can-I-make-a-payment-for-my-subscription-anonymously |
| Open-source apps | No | The OVPN apps are closed source. |  |
| Modern protocols | Yes | WireGuard and OpenVPN are supported. | https://www.ovpn.com/en/wireguard |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/vpns/ovpn/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/vpns/ovpn.md