Perfect Privacy

discontinued
148 of 158 criteria sourced · 6 % unsourcedProvider websiteView in the matrixJSON export

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Who owns this

We have no sourced parent company for Perfect Privacy. That does not mean there is none.

Audits and incidents

Sourced facts with dates only, no judgements. Ongoing proceedings are marked as such.

Tested in court or by authorities

trust.court_tested

2016 Netherlands server seizure reported; no customer data recovered (vendor/community narrative on archived pages and reviews)provider claim

Security incidents and data leaks

trust.breach_history

Police seizures of VPN hardware/servers reported (heise 2010; Golem 2016); operator framed seizures as validating no-logs (no user data found)confirmed

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

No-logs policy described as involuntarily tested via police server seizures (notably 2016 Golem/heise reporting); vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepageprovider claim

App and client audits

trust.app_audits

Vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepage; no named app-audit firm/report URL foundprovider claim

Infrastructure and server audits

trust.infra_audit

No public infra audit report found; involuntary 2016 seizure treated as practical no-logs test in secondary sourcesprovider claim

Transparency report

trust.transparency_report

noneprovider claim

Warrant canary

trust.warrant_canary

staleprovider claim

Acquisition history / former name

company.acquisition_history

Originally Switzerland-based (from 2008); later operated by CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH in Hamburg, Germany; technical entity claimed as Webinvest International SA (Panama)provider claim

Discontinuation date

company.discontinued_date

01/30/2026provider claim

Marketing claims contradicting the provider's own terms

site.claims_vs_reality

Discontinued service — historical claims onlyprovider claim

All criteria

Empty cells mean we lack the source.

Company and ownership

18/21 sourced

Legal company name

company.legal_name

CyberDock IT Solutions GmbHconfirmed

Trademark holder, if different

company.brand_owner

CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH / Perfect Privacy brandprovider claim
  • Imprint
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Year founded

company.founded

2008provider claim

Headquarters (country)

company.hq_country

DEconfirmed

Other relevant jurisdictions

company.jurisdictions

DE (Hamburg HRB 152750)confirmed

Intelligence alliance of the home country

company.eyes_alliance

14 Eyesconfirmed

Parent group / holding

company.parent

CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH (Hamburg)provider claim

Beneficial owners publicly known

company.ubo_public

partly knownprovider claim

Ownership structure

company.ownership_type

owners undisclosedprovider claim

Leadership team publicly named

company.team_public

yesprovider claim

Verifiable postal address for legal service

company.address_verifiable

yesprovider claim

Sister VPN brands in the group

company.sister_vpn_brands

none documentedprovider claim

Group owns VPN review and comparison sites

company.owns_review_sites

none documentedprovider claim

Runs an affiliate programme

company.affiliate_program

yesprovider claim

Typical commission rate

company.affiliate_commission

We have no source for this criterion.

YouTube and influencer sponsoring

company.influencer_sponsoring

unknownprovider claim

Documented misleading advertising claims

company.misleading_claims

We have no source for this criterion.

Acquisition history / former name

company.acquisition_history

Originally Switzerland-based (from 2008); later operated by CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH in Hamburg, Germany; technical entity claimed as Webinvest International SA (Panama)provider claim

Operating status

company.status

discontinuedconfirmed

Discontinuation date

company.discontinued_date

01/30/2026provider claim

User base migrated to

company.user_base_migrated_to

We have no source for this criterion.

Logging and data collection

16/16 sourced

Core statement of the logging policy

logging.policy_summary

No user traffic logs; no IP addresses, access times/duration, or per-user bandwidth stored; account holds login, expiry, emailconfirmed

Activity and traffic logs

logging.activity_logs

noneconfirmed

Connection logs

logging.connection_logs

noneconfirmed

Storage of the real IP address

logging.source_ip_stored

not storedconfirmed

Storage of the assigned VPN IP

logging.assigned_ip_stored

not storedprovider claim

Precision of stored timestamps

logging.timestamps_stored

noneconfirmed

Recording of transferred data volume

logging.bandwidth_logged

aggregate onlyconfirmed

Enforcement of the device limit

logging.concurrent_conn_enforcement

Unlimited simultaneous connections (vendor claim; mirrored in reviews)provider claim

Minimum account data required

logging.account_data_minimum

username/password, account expiry, emailconfirmed

Telemetry in the apps

logging.app_telemetry

noneprovider claim

Trackers and SDKs in the Android app

logging.thirdparty_sdks_android

None — vendor claimed in-house development without third parties (Wayback home)provider claim

Trackers in the iOS app

logging.thirdparty_sdks_ios

No iOS app (CyberInsider con); N/A for first-party iOS SDKsprovider claim

Trackers and cookies on the website

logging.website_trackers

Google Analytics with anonymizeIp; advertising cookies disclosedprovider claim

Data shared with third parties

logging.data_shared_with

Payment processors (Paymentwall, PayPal, Stripe, Bitcoin processors); Google Analytics on website with anonymized IPprovider claim

Retention periods stated in the policy

logging.retention_period

VPN: no connection data retained; account credentials/email/expiry retained for billing/supportprovider claim

EU representative named under GDPR

logging.gdpr_representative

yesprovider claim

Evidence, audits and track record

15/17 sourced

Independent no-logs audit

trust.nolog_audit

noprovider claim

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

No-logs policy described as involuntarily tested via police server seizures (notably 2016 Golem/heise reporting); vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepageprovider claim

Audit report published

trust.audit_report_public

not publishedprovider claim

App and client audits

trust.app_audits

Vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepage; no named app-audit firm/report URL foundprovider claim

Infrastructure and server audits

trust.infra_audit

No public infra audit report found; involuntary 2016 seizure treated as practical no-logs test in secondary sourcesprovider claim

Audit frequency

trust.audit_cadence

irregularprovider claim

Tested in court or by authorities

trust.court_tested

2016 Netherlands server seizure reported; no customer data recovered (vendor/community narrative on archived pages and reviews)provider claim

Transparency report

trust.transparency_report

noneprovider claim

Warrant canary

trust.warrant_canary

staleprovider claim

Security incidents and data leaks

trust.breach_history

Police seizures of VPN hardware/servers reported (heise 2010; Golem 2016); operator framed seizures as validating no-logs (no user data found)confirmed

Bug bounty programme

trust.bug_bounty

We have no source for this criterion.

Handling of reported vulnerabilities

trust.cve_handling

We have no source for this criterion.

Open source clients

trust.opensource_clients

someprovider claim

Open source server side

trust.opensource_server

noprovider claim
  • Homepage
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Reproducible builds

trust.reproducible_builds

noprovider claim

Available on F-Droid

trust.fdroid_available

noprovider claim
  • VPN Apps
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Listings by independent bodies

trust.independent_recommendations

Historically recommended in privacy community reviews; CyberInsider and SafetyDetectives reviewed it; recommendations withdrawn after Jan 2026 shutdownprovider claim

Protocols and cryptography

17/17 sourced

WireGuard

crypto.wireguard

noprovider claim

OpenVPN over UDP

crypto.openvpn_udp

yesprovider claim

OpenVPN over TCP

crypto.openvpn_tcp

yesprovider claim

IKEv2/IPsec

crypto.ikev2

yesprovider claim

Proprietary protocol

crypto.proprietary_protocol

Stealth VPN (DPI obfuscation wrapping VPN to look like HTTPS)provider claim

Legacy protocols still offered

crypto.legacy_protocols

SSH2 tunnelprovider claim

Default data cipher

crypto.data_cipher_default

AES-256 (OpenVPN)provider claim

Weakest accepted cipher

crypto.data_cipher_weakest

AES-256provider claim

Key exchange and authentication

crypto.handshake

OpenVPN / IPsec industry standards (details not fully specified on feature pages)provider claim
  • Homepage
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Perfect forward secrecy

crypto.pfs

yesprovider claim

Post-quantum key exchange

crypto.post_quantum

not availableprovider claim

Own DNS resolvers

crypto.own_dns

yesprovider claim

DNS leak protection

crypto.dns_leak_protection

yesprovider claim

IPv6 handling

crypto.ipv6_handling

routed through tunnelprovider claim

WebRTC protection or guidance

crypto.webrtc_guidance

yesprovider claim

Obfuscation methods

crypto.obfuscation

Stealth VPN (HTTPS-like masking against DPI)provider claim

Usability behind the Great Firewall

crypto.works_in_china

unclearprovider claim

Features

19/20 sourced

Kill switch

features.killswitch

system-wideprovider claim

Permanent lockdown

features.killswitch_permanent

noprovider claim

Split tunneling

features.split_tunneling

yes (app split-tunneling per SafetyDetectives review of the service)provider claim

Multihop

features.multihop

freely combinableprovider claim

Tor integration (Onion over VPN)

features.tor_integration

noprovider claim

Port forwarding

features.port_forwarding

availableprovider claim

Surcharge for a dedicated IP

features.dedicated_ip

We have no source for this criterion.

SOCKS5 proxy

features.socks5

yesprovider claim

HTTP proxy

features.http_proxy

yesprovider claim

Smart DNS

features.smart_dns

noprovider claim

Ad and tracker filtering in DNS

features.adblock_dns

configurableprovider claim

Malware and phishing filter

features.malware_filter

yesprovider claim

Custom DNS servers allowed

features.custom_dns_allowed

yesprovider claim

Local network access toggle

features.lan_access_toggle

yesprovider claim

Auto connect rules

features.autoconnect_rules

yesprovider claim

Private device network (mesh)

features.mesh_private_net

noprovider claim

GPS location override (Android)

features.gps_spoofing

noprovider claim

Traffic analysis defence

features.traffic_analysis_defense

Stealth VPN Technology / NeuroRouting historically offeredprovider claim

IPv6 inside the tunnel

features.ipv6_tunnel

yesprovider claim

Obfuscation without configuration

features.stealth_default

noprovider claim

Servers and network

12/12 sourced

Number of servers

network.server_count

55 Serverprovider claim

Number of countries

network.country_count

23 Laenderprovider claim

Number of cities

network.city_count

35 Staedteprovider claim

Virtual locations

network.virtual_locations

no virtual locationsprovider claim

RAM-only servers (diskless)

network.ram_only

entire networkprovider claim

Hardware ownership

network.ownership

colocationprovider claim

Own AS (autonomous system)

network.own_asn

noprovider claim

10 Gbps ports

network.10g_servers

some serversprovider claim

P2P and file sharing

network.p2p_servers

entire networkprovider claim

Public server list

network.server_list_public

yesprovider claim

Public status page

network.status_page

yesprovider claim

Known upstream hosting providers

network.hosting_providers

100% dedicated bare-metal / root servers (no cloud VPS); operators not individually named on fetched pagesprovider claim

Apps and platforms

16/16 sourced

Windows app

apps.windows

native appprovider claim

macOS app

apps.macos

native appprovider claim

Linux app with GUI

apps.linux_gui

native appprovider claim

Linux command line

apps.linux_cli

manual config onlyprovider claim

Android app

apps.android

native appprovider claim

iOS app

apps.ios

native appprovider claim

Android TV app

apps.androidtv

not availableprovider claim

Apple TV app

apps.appletv

not availableprovider claim

Fire TV app

apps.firetv

not availableprovider claim

Browser extension

apps.browser_ext

not availableprovider claim

Type of browser extension

apps.browser_ext_type

no extensionprovider claim

Router support

apps.router_support

VPN Routers documentation linked in footerprovider claim

Native build for Apple Silicon

apps.macos_arm_native

yesprovider claim

Command line documented

apps.cli_documented

yesprovider claim

Simultaneous devices

apps.simultaneous_devices

unlimited / personal multi-device use allowed; no sharing credentialsprovider claim

Usable without an account

apps.no_account_needed

noprovider claim

Account, pricing and payment

17/17 sourced

Data required at signup

pricing.signup_email_required

any email addressprovider claim

Account model

pricing.account_model

email as loginprovider claim

Cash by mail

pricing.cash_by_mail

yesprovider claim

Monero

pricing.monero

noprovider claim

Bitcoin

pricing.bitcoin

yesprovider claim

Lightning

pricing.lightning

noprovider claim

Retail gift cards

pricing.retail_giftcards

yesprovider claim

PayPal

pricing.paypal

yesprovider claim

Credit and debit card

pricing.credit_card

yesprovider claim

SEPA payment

pricing.sepa

yesprovider claim

Monthly price

pricing.monthly_price

€12.99provider claim

Effective price on the longest term

pricing.effective_price_longest

€8.95provider claim

Price change at renewal

pricing.renewal_price_hike

same priceprovider claim

Flat pricing without permanent discounts

pricing.flat_pricing

noprovider claim

Free tier and its limits

pricing.free_tier

noneprovider claim

Money-back window

pricing.moneyback_days

7 Tageprovider claim

Cancellation path

pricing.cancellation_ease

cancel in accountprovider claim

Usage and performance

7/10 sourced

P2P policy in the terms of service

usage.p2p_policy

entire networkprovider claim

Streaming unblocking officially advertised

usage.streaming_officially

noprovider claim

Netflix regions reported

usage.netflix_regions_reported

Poor / largely incompatible with Netflix and Disney+ per CyberInsider testing notesprovider claim

Other streaming services

usage.other_streaming_services

CyberInsider: does not work well with streaming sites such as Netflix and Disney Plusprovider claim

Bandwidth cap

usage.bandwidth_cap

no limitprovider claim

Data cap

usage.data_cap

noneprovider claim

Speed measurement references

usage.speed_references

We have no source for this criterion.

Latency and gaming suitability

usage.latency_gaming

We have no source for this criterion.

SMTP and port 25 handling

usage.smtp_policy

Not documented on fetched Wayback/review pagesprovider claim

Official support in restrictive countries

usage.restrictive_countries_support

We have no source for this criterion.

Support and documentation

7/7 sourced

24/7 live chat

support.livechat_247

noprovider claim

Email or ticket support

support.email

yesconfirmed

Telephone support

support.phone

noprovider claim

German-language support

support.german_language

yesprovider claim

Documentation assessment

support.docs_quality

workableprovider claim

Self-hosted chat widget

support.selfhosted_chat

noprovider claim

Self-service account deletion

support.account_deletion_easy

yesprovider claim

Provider website hygiene

4/5 sourced

SSL Labs grade of the website

site.ssl_grade

We have no source for this criterion.

Tracker load of the website

site.cookie_privacy_impact

Privacy policy covered website cookies historicallyprovider claim

URL of the warrant canary

site.canary_page

Historical warrant canary page (service discontinued)provider claim

Length and readability of the legal documents

site.tos_readability

Technical privacy-focused documentation historicallyprovider claim

Marketing claims contradicting the provider's own terms

site.claims_vs_reality

Discontinued service — historical claims onlyprovider claim

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