PureVPN Privacy Report
PureVPN logs the dates when users connect to specific VPN servers and how many connections users make overall. They’ve had a history of data breaches, as well. However, the company has taken steps to correct these security issues with a bug bounty program.
Encryption
| In Transit | Yes |
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| At rest? | Yes |
| All network communications and capabilities? | Yes |
Security Updates
| Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? | No |
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| Product available to use during updates? | No |
Passwords
| Mandatory password? | Yes |
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| Two-Factor authentication? | No |
| Multi-Factor authentication? | No |
Vulnerability Management
| Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities? | Create an account on bugcrowd |
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| Bug bounty program? | Yes |
Privacy Policy
| Link | https://www.purevpn.com/privacy-policy.php |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | Name, email address, payment info, the day you connected to a specific VPN location and from which ISP. Connection length, how many connections you make when using the VPN service |
| What data they don’t log | Browsing activities, connection logs, records of VPN IPs, original IPs, connection time, history of browsing, sites visited, outgoing traffic, content or data accessed, DNS queries generated by you. |
| Can you delete your data? | Yes |
| Third-party sharing policies | Shares for payment processors |
Surveillance
| Log camera device/ app footage | n/a |
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| Log microphone device/ app | n/a |
| Location tracking device/ app | Yes |
Parental Controls
| Are there parental controls? | No |
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Company History
| Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? | Yes |
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| Did they do anything to fix it? | Yes |
Additional Security Features
| Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? | n/a |
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