PureVPN Service : A Trustable VPN Software

PureVPN service has been providing people for almost ten years, so it's not surprising that it offers a lengthy list of features: 500 servers in 141 countries, wide protocol support, DNS and IPv6 leak protection, a smart kill switch, five devices allowed and payment via Bitcoin if you need it. Unusual extras include "split tunnelling" (you decide which traffic goes through the VPN, which uses your ISP) and a "stealth" VPN browser which supposedly could "provide internet users up to 20Mbps boost in speed, regardless of their existing internet connection speed".

Pure VPN service policy on logging is unusually clear. The company records the time you connect to a server and the total bandwidth used, but otherwise there are no logs of the websites you visit, the files you download or anything else. Where personal details are held, they're only what you'd expect – name, email address and so on – and there's no sharing of these or any other data with third-parties.

PureVPN says it chose Hong Kong for its HQ because of the lack of mandatory data retention laws, so it's unlikely this situation will change any time soon. Elsewhere, the Terms of Service makes it clear that you mustn't share your login details with others. You're also not allowed to use multiple logins from different cities, which makes sense, but could catch you out if you leave a router connected at home, and use the service on a laptop while you're on holiday. Otherwise most company policies are very standard, like "we can't guarantee the service will always work", and "you mustn't use it to send spam/spread viruses/generally break the law".

PureVPN's PC client stands out immediately for the sheer volume of connection options and tools it makes available. You can locate servers optimised for a particular purpose, for instance, like 'streaming Netflix in Australia'. You can browse by region, country or server, click on a global map, save commonly-used servers as favourites for easy recall later, or just click Connect to access whatever server you chose last time.