# Party VPN privacy rating

Pay-as-you-go VPN paid for only in cryptocurrency, including Monero. Supports WireGuard and AmneziaWG, and offers a REST API.

## Summary

Party VPN scores 63 out of 100 (grade C) on the VPN providers criteria. It meets 6 of 12 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, tells users about requests, TLS configuration, open-source apps and modern protocols. It partly meets transparency report, security headers, audited no-logs policy and anonymous payment. It does not meet open source and independent audit. 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://partyvpn.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [VPN providers](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/)
- Grade: C (63/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. The service uses the separate open-source WireGuard and AmneziaWG apps. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No third-party trackers. Plausible analytics are cookieless and aggregate-only. | https://partyvpn.com/privacy-policy |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by prepaid usage credits. The policy states personal data is not sold. | https://partyvpn.com/privacy-policy |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Transparency report | Partial | The privacy policy describes how legal requests are handled. No request counts are published. | https://partyvpn.com/privacy-policy |
| Tells users about requests | Yes | The privacy policy promises to notify affected users when legally permitted. | https://partyvpn.com/privacy-policy |
| TLS configuration | Yes | Grade A+ | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=partyvpn.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Partial | Grade B (75/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=partyvpn.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://partyvpn.com/privacy-policy |
| Anonymous payment | Partial | Only cryptocurrency, including Monero, is accepted, but sign-up requires an email address and name. | https://partyvpn.com/ |
| Open-source apps | Yes | Connections use the official WireGuard or AmneziaWG apps, which are open source. | https://partyvpn.com/help/how-to-set-up-a-vpn/ |
| Modern protocols | Yes | WireGuard and AmneziaWG are supported. | https://partyvpn.com/help/how-to-set-up-a-vpn/ |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/vpns/party-vpn/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/vpns/party-vpn.md