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ExpressVPN takes your privacy seriously, giving you speed, advanced features, and customer support you just can’t find in a free VPN. To ensure a fast, private, and secure connection for everyone, we invest in high-performance server locations all over the world, trained support agents available via 24/7 live chat, and skilled engineers who create, maintain, and constantly optimize our apps and network.

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VPNs are legal to download and use in the vast majority of jurisdictions around the world and are widely used by individuals and companies to protect their data, including in countries with highly restrictive governments. Even where VPNs might be seen as discouraged, many governments tacitly endorse their use by officials, academics, or businesses to stay competitive in an interconnected world. It is simply not practical for countries to ban all VPNs.

Of course, illegal online activity is always illegal, whether you are using a VPN or not.

As more and more digital activity—including banking, browsing, and messaging—happens on mobile devices, it becomes increasingly essential to download and use a VPN to protect your data, especially when using public Wi-Fi. And people who like to stream video and music on their mobile devices will appreciate having all the same entertainment options on the go that they enjoy with a VPN at home.

The most important quality to consider when choosing a VPN service is trust. A trustworthy VPN provider:

• is transparent in its privacy policy

• has been independently audited

• designs its systems to avoid storing personal data

• shows a consistent commitment to internet privacy and digital freedom

Thereafter, choose your VPN based on the features you need, such as VPN server locations, compatibility with all the devices you own, and unlimited bandwidth.

VPNs are available at various price points; some are even free. But we recommend avoiding free VPNs, which are less likely to offer good performance (speeds), high privacy standards, and customer service. More importantly, they have to make money somehow, and that might be by tracking and selling your online activity.

With ExpressVPN, the fee you pay ensures your VPN company employs top engineers for optimal speeds and security. We are constantly innovating to set new standards of privacy for our users. Head to our order page for pricing on our different subscription plans.

In cases where your ISP has been throttling your internet connection, use of a VPN may actually improve your download speed. ExpressVPN is regularly ranked as one of the fastest VPN services in the world, and while use of a VPN can potentially slow down your internet connection, ExpressVPN users often do not notice a difference in speed.

Yes, as long as you select a legitimate VPN app with a good reputation. There are malicious VPN apps masquerading as genuine, premium ones. Some apps, especially free VPNs, might record your online traffic rather than keeping you private. With a trustworthy VPN like ExpressVPN, your online traffic is kept secure with strong encryption while offering server locations in 105 countries. You’ll also have access to our 24/7 customer support via live chat and email.