diff --git a/data/providers/dotvpn.yml b/data/providers/dotvpn.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cccd0e5 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/providers/dotvpn.yml @@ -0,0 +1,231 @@ +# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://fineprint.peng.ly/schema/provider.json +name: DotVPN +icon: dotvpn.png +checked: 2026-11-11 + +criteria: + identity: + website: https://dotvpn.com + legal_entity: + value: Smart Security Limited + note: >- + Incorporated in Hong Kong in May 2014. The register gives its office in Kwun Tong, the + privacy policy one in Wan Chai and the site footer one in Tsuen Wan. + sources: [policy, hk-register, about] + owner: + value: null + note: Who owns Smart Security Limited isn't public. + sources: [hk-register] + founded: + value: 2014 + evidence: claimed + sources: [play-2023, hk-register] + team: + value: anonymous + sources: [about, cws] + sister_brands: [] + acquisitions: [] + + jurisdiction: + hq: + value: HK + note: The terms and user agreement are governed by Hong Kong law. + sources: [hk-register, user-agreement] + entities: + value: [HK] + sources: [hk-register] + + logging: + traffic: + value: none + evidence: claimed + note: >- + The user agreement keeps a "history of user connections" for 24 hours without saying what's in it. + sources: [features, cws, user-agreement] + dns: + value: none + evidence: claimed + sources: [features] + timestamps: + value: temporary + evidence: claimed + note: The connection history is kept for 24 hours, then deleted. + sources: [user-agreement] + bandwidth: + value: aggregate + evidence: claimed + note: Refunds depend on how many GB you've used and how many times you've connected, so both are counted per account. + sources: [refund] + source_ip: + value: temporary + evidence: claimed + note: Your IP address is kept for 24 hours after you last connect. + sources: [policy, user-agreement] + proven: [] + policy: https://dotvpn.com/en/legal/privacy-policy/ + + transparency: + audits: [] + report: none + canary: none + bug_bounty: false + incidents: [] + + account: + email: + value: required + note: The free extension works without an account. Premium needs one, signed into with an emailed code. + sources: [signup, crx] + personal_data: [] + payment: + value: [card] + note: The user agreement also mentions unnamed "online payment systems". Prices are only shown once you're signed in. + sources: [user-agreement] + + security: + protocols: + value: [other] + note: >- + A proxy for the browser alone, through Chrome's HTTPS proxy support. The user agreement still describes + IPSec from its old apps. + sources: [crx, user-agreement] + post_quantum: none + kill_switch: + value: null + note: The Chrome listing promises a kill switch for Premium, but the extension has no setting for one. + sources: [cws, crx] + dns: + value: first_party + evidence: claimed + sources: [features] + + infra: + ram_only: null + hosting: null + virtual_locations: null + servers: + value: null + note: The site says 700 servers and the Chrome listing says over 2,500. + sources: [features, cws] + countries: + value: 59 + evidence: claimed + note: The free plan gets 3 of them. The Chrome listing claims over 70 countries. + sources: [crx, cws] + + features: + connections: + value: null + note: The user agreement allows 3 devices at once, while the Chrome listing says Premium covers 5. + sources: [user-agreement, cws] + multihop: + value: false + note: The Chrome listing promises "Double VPN" for Premium, but the extension sends each site through one server. + sources: [crx, cws] + obfuscation: [] + port_forwarding: false + split_tunnel: + value: false + note: >- + The extension covers the browser alone. On the free plan it only proxies the sites you switch it on + for. + sources: [crx] + blocking: + value: [ads, trackers] + evidence: claimed + note: The extension's blocking switches are passed to its servers, which do the blocking. + sources: [features, crx] + + clients: + platforms: + value: [browser] + note: >- + A proxy for the browser alone. The Chrome extension was updated in September 2026 and the Opera one + last in May 2018. The site still links Firefox, Android and iOS apps that are no longer listed, and + the Android app was last updated in June 2019. + sources: [cws, opera, download-android, play-2023] + open_source: + value: none + sources: [crx] + telemetry: + value: forced + evidence: claimed + note: >- + The extension reports when you open it, connect, pick a country and disconnect, under an install ID, + with no setting to stop it. + sources: [crx] + trackers: + value: null + grade: na + note: There's no Android app any more. + sources: [download-android] + fdroid: false + + pricing: + monthly: + value: { amount: 4.99, currency: USD } + note: Shown in the extension. The site only shows prices after you sign in. + sources: [crx] + best: null + best_term: null + renewal_increase: null + free_tier: + value: true + note: The free plan gets 3 countries, with time-limited sessions per site. + sources: [crx, cws] + refund_days: + value: 30 + note: >- + Only if you've used under 10 GB, connected fewer than 100 times, and support has confirmed a technical + problem it can't fix. + sources: [refund] + + ethics: + misleading_claims: + value: true + note: >- + The Chrome listing sells a "verified" zero-logs policy that's never been audited, and says it doesn't + collect IP addresses or connection times, which the user agreement keeps for 24 hours. The site claims + stronger encryption than governments use. + sources: [cws, user-agreement, features] + affiliates: null + review_sites: false + activism: false + +refs: + about: + url: https://dotvpn.com/en/about/ + title: About DotVPN + features: + url: https://dotvpn.com/en/features/ + title: Why DotVPN? (features) + policy: + url: https://dotvpn.com/en/legal/privacy-policy/ + title: DotVPN Privacy Policy + user-agreement: + url: https://dotvpn.com/en/legal/user-agreement/ + title: DotVPN User Agreement + refund: + url: https://dotvpn.com/en/legal/refund-policy/ + title: DotVPN Refund Policy + signup: + url: https://account.dotvpn.com/v2/en/signup + title: Sign up to DotVPN + download-android: + url: https://dotvpn.com/en/download/android/ + title: DotVPN for Android + hk-register: + url: https://data.cr.gov.hk/cr/api/api/v1/api_builder/json/local/search?query[0][key1]=Brn&query[0][key2]=equal&query[0][key3]=63326384 + title: Hong Kong Companies Registry, Smart Security Limited + cws: + url: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dotvpn-fast-private-vpn/kpiecbcckbofpmkkkdibbllpinceiihk + title: 'DotVPN: Fast & Private VPN on the Chrome Web Store' + crx: + url: https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx?response=redirect&prodversion=140.0&acceptformat=crx2,crx3&x=id%3Dkpiecbcckbofpmkkkdibbllpinceiihk%26uc + title: DotVPN Chrome extension 2.8.12 (CRX package) + opera: + url: https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/dotvpn-free-and-secure-vpn-2/ + title: DotVPN on Opera add-ons + play-2023: + url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230228012434/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dotvpn.vpn + title: DotVPN on Google Play (archived February 2023) diff --git a/static/icons/dotvpn.png b/static/icons/dotvpn.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8bbc224 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/icons/dotvpn.png differ