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IPVanish Zero Log Policy

April 15, 2014 by

Last week the European Court of Justice ruled that ISPs no longer need to log user data.  In response IPVanish has updated their terms of service and privacy policy to reflect their zero log policy.  Their new privacy policy clearly states that “IPVanish does not collect or log any traffic or use of its Virtual Private Network service.“.

Let’s take a look at the beginning of their new privacy policy:

Information We Collect

IPVanish does not collect or log any traffic or use of its Virtual Private Network service.

You do not have to give us any personally identifiable (“personal”) information to browse our Site, but to subscribe to our Services you must create an account and register with us. In general, we collect the following limited information from users and only use it in order to process payments:

Account Information. To create an account, you may need to provide certain personal information, such as your name, billing address and e-mail. You will also need to select a username and password and provide us with payment information. The type of information collected may vary depending on payment method chosen. We will only use this information to collect and process payments for you. Once you have created an account, billing and subscription information can be accessed and modified by you at any time via your control panel.

Site Visitors. We collect certain information automatically from visitors to our Site, such as IP (Internet protocol) address and pages viewed on our Site. For more information, see the “Cookies and Tracking” section below. However, we do not track user activities outside of our Site, nor do we track the browsing activities of users who are logged into our VPN service.

We’re happy to see IPVanish’s new policy so clearly state that they don’t log members traffic or use.  If you’d like to try the service we’re happy to share a discount they offer to our guests.  You can enjoy unlimited VPN access from just $5.20 a month.  All new sign ups come with a seven day money back guarantee.  That will give you plenty of time to test their network.  IPVanish offers free Windows and Mac client software.  Along with free mobile apps for iOS and Android.  Connect with up to two devices simultaneously with a single account.

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IPVanish Passes 60 Countries

August 22, 2014 by

The IPVanish team continues to add new server locations at a fast pace.  Since the beginning of the year they’ve added VPN servers in 13 countries.  IPVanish now manages a network of over 135 VPN servers in 60 countries.  Members have access to over 14,000 IP addresses.  The service continues to offer the best performance of any VPN we’ve tested.  Enjoy unlimited VPN from just $4.87 a month. with our VPNSP IPVanish coupon code.

IPVanish VPN network

IPVanish touts their service as the fastest and fastest growing tier-1 VPN network in the world.  The “tier-1” designation is important.  Most VPN providers rely on third parties to manage their network.  The team behind IPVanish also manages a large CDN (content delivery network) and GDN (gaming delivery network).  That gives them a distinct advantage over other providers when it comes to bandwidth cost and performance.

You can find other VPN providers with servers in 40-50 countries.  HMA leads the way with 91 countries.  The difference comes down to speed.  IPvanish performs better.  We nearly max out our ISP connection on IPVanish.  Where others tend to lag behind in performance.  In the early days some thought that IPvanish would slow down as they grew.  The tier-1 distinction and CDN experience has kept them well ahead on performance.

Here’s a quick look at the 60 countries in which IPVanish has VPN server locations:

  • Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong. Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States.

With over 135 servers, IPVanish has multiple locations and servers in most countries.  Just as an example here’s a list of server locations they manage in the United States:

  • IPVanish hosts 36 servers in the US including locations in Ashburn, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Phoenix, San Jose, Seattle and Tampa.

Along with their continued network expansion, IPVanish has been releasing regular updates to their client software.  They have free VPN clients for Windows, Mac and Linux.  Along with free mobile apps for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android devices.  The service took a huge step forward earlier this year when they announced a “zero log” policy.  You can rest assured knowing that IPVanish isn’t tracking you while using their service.  With an exciting Premier League season underway it will be interesting to see just how fast VPN can expand and grow.  With their continued efforts IPVanish is sure to be right in the middle of the growth.

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VPN Protection for College Students

August 9, 2014 by

It’s almost time for the college football season to begin.  As students head back to campuses around the world there will be a new influx of VPN users.  We’ve seen it the last few years as more and more students become aware of personal VPN services.  There’s no reason to allow some network admin to monitor your Internet usage.  With a VPN the traffic is encrypted.  Helping to protect your privacy while browsing or using other apps.

Online Privacy

Along with privacy protection a good VPN service also opens up content in other countries.  Say for example you’re from the United States and traveling abroad to college.  It won’t take long to realize your access to popular services like Netflix, Hulu and Pandora is blocked or in the case of Netflix you may even see different movies and tv shows.  A good VPN will give you the same access to movies and music you had while in the US.

I won’t spend a lot of time on the technical details of a VPN.  Instead let’s do a really quick run down.  When you connect to a VPN service it will assign an IP address based on the location of the server you connected to.  So if you connect to a server in the United States then you’ll get an IP address in the US.  Giving you the same access to sites you would have if you were physically sitting the the US.  The same is true for the UK and BBC content.

On the privacy side VPN uses protocols like OpenVPN, L2TP/IPSec and PPTP to encrypt your traffic.  Not only for your web browser as a proxy would provide but also for other applications on your computer.  It encrypts all your traffic.  Giving you the ability to use the Internet as you see fit without the prying eyes of a network administrator.  If you want an even higher level of privacy and anonymity I would suggest a no log VPN service.

There are literally hundreds of personal VPN services on the market.  We have well over 350 listed on vpnsp.com.  The key is to find the best one to meet your needs.  I would start by looking at our top 5 list.  Make sure the provider you choose has servers in the countries you plan to connect to.  For torrent users I would suggest you read each providers terms to make sure P2P is allowed.  There are a few popular VPNs that allow torrent traffic and don’t log.  I’d recommend them for any type of usage and they are all reasonably priced.

Best of luck in your studies.  Don’t work too hard or drink too much.  Maybe forget that second one.  Have the best time possible.  Please share our post with your friends so they can enjoy the benefits of VPN as well.  A big thanks to IPVanish, PIA and VPN4ALL for offering our readers a special discount on their popular VPN services.

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