PureVPN was founded in 2006, when Hong Kong based company GZ Systems experimented with a personal VPN. The company is led by serial IT entrepreneur Uzair Gadit, and has over 750 VPN servers, located in 140 countries, serving over 1 million customers. PureVPN’s stated objective is to enable their customers to browse the internet without any fear. PureVPN utilizes proprietary software, and offers apps for all major platforms including Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Linux. The apps are compatible with over 20 types of devices, including laptops, desktops, mobile devices, routers, gaming consoles, Amazon Fire, Chromecast, Roku and SmartTV. There are three subscription packages on offer for individuals: 1 month, 6 months and 24 months. A single license enables up to five devices to be connected simultaneously. A scalable business package is also available. PureVPN accepts a variety of payment methods, including credit card, PayPal, Alipay, Payment Wall, CoinPayments (including BitCoin and Ethereum), Cashu, and selected United States gift cards. All packages include a 99.99% uptime guarantee, access to all the servers on the network, unlimited server switching, unlimited bandwidth, split tunnelling, and an internet kill switch. PureVPN apps are preloaded with automatic protocol selection, and support multiple protocols, including OpenVPN, L2TP/IPsec, SSTP and Ikev2. Security features include 256-bit data encryption, DDoS protection, a NAT firewall add-on, antivirus, anti-malware, ad-blocking, URL filtering and app filtering. Support staff can be contacted around the clock via LiveChat and email. The PureVPN website features setup guides, troubleshooting guides, use cases, FAQs and a blog.