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Privacy VPN, Gibraltar · IVPN Limited · Last checked November 2026

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IVPN is run by IVPN Limited in Gibraltar (renamed from Privatus Limited in 2023). Like Mullvad, it lets you sign up without an email address and pay in cash or crypto, and its apps are open source. It offers WireGuard with quantum-resistant key exchange on by default, OpenVPN and IPSec, multi-hop across jurisdictions, and V2Ray and obfs4 obfuscation for blocked networks.

Its audit record is security-heavy rather than no-logs-heavy. Cure53 audited its no-logs claim once, in 2019, and IVPN says it won't commission another, relying on yearly security audits instead (Cure53 on its VPN gateways in 2023, and most recently its Unlinked Access system, published November 2026). It removed port forwarding in 2023, citing abuse. In August 2026 an attacker used a BTCPay Server flaw to take about 0.62 BTC of IVPN's own funds from its Lightning payment node; IVPN says customer data and the VPN weren't affected.

There's no free plan and the refund is 30 days, once per customer, with cash and voucher purchases excluded. If you're choosing between the privacy specialists, read best no-logs VPN and Mullvad vs Proton VPN.

The facts

Price & refund

As listed on Nov 12, 2026: the Standard plan is $2 a week, $6 a month, $60 for 1 year, $100 for 2 years or $140 for 3 years (about $3.89/mo); Plus and Pro Suite cost more. Full refund within 30 days of payment, once per account and customer, not prorated; cash, voucher and IVPN Light payments aren't refundable, and iOS App Store purchases are refunded through Apple.^[1][2]

Owner & jurisdiction

IVPN is run by IVPN Limited, registered in Gibraltar. The company was renamed from Privatus Limited in August 2023, with ownership, jurisdiction and address unchanged.^[3]

No-logs audits

IVPN's only no-logs audit was by Cure53 in March 2019, and IVPN says it will not commission more, relying on yearly security audits instead. Its eighth annual Cure53 audit, run in July 2026 and published November 9, 2026, covered Unlinked Access, which links Plus and Pro Suite accounts to its other services: five vulnerabilities (one high, three medium, one low), all fixed in August 2026. Its latest audit of the VPN gateway servers themselves was by Cure53 in February 2023 (one medium, six low, one informational finding, all fixed).^[4][5][6]

Breaches & incidents

In August 2026 an attacker exploited a BTCPay Server vulnerability, already being abused against many merchants, to move 0.6168 BTC of IVPN's own operating funds out of its Lightning payment node; IVPN says the VPN infrastructure, customer data, customer funds and accounts were not affected. IVPN removed port forwarding, citing abuse, more legal requests and strained data-center relationships, disabling reserved ports on September 30, 2023.^[7][8]

Protocols & free plan

WireGuard (quantum-resistant by default in the apps), OpenVPN and IPSec, with multi-hop routes across jurisdictions, V2Ray obfuscation on every platform and obfs4 for OpenVPN on desktop. No port forwarding since 2023. No free plan: the pricing page lists only paid Standard, Plus and Pro Suite plans.^[9][1]

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