HMA VPN review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10#92 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6
- Consumer VPN
- Jurisdiction:Czechia, alliance not disclosed
- Owner:Gen Digital Inc.
- Data completeness87%
- Checked2026-10-15
- Independent no-logs audit: ✓ Yes
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Network and streaming5.1 vs 3.1
- Privacy and jurisdiction4.3 vs 2.7
- Security and protocols2.5 vs 2.1
Weakest against its segment
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
- Platforms and support4.2 vs 4.3
- Price and fair terms3.8 vs 3.5
How the score adds up
Six sub-scores, each against the median of Consumer VPN services in the main ranking (233 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.
HMA VPN (Hide My Ass)segment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.74.3
What earned points
- No-logs policy +2
- Independent no-logs audit +3
- No-logs confirmed in court +1
- Warrant canary +1
- Transparency report +1
- Sign-up without email +1.5
- Account number sign-up +0.5
- Stores connection IP (penalty) −3
- Public incident (penalty) −2
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Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 2.12.5
What earned points
- Kill switch +2
- DNS leak protection +1.5
- RAM-only servers +1
- Post-quantum encryption +1
- Perfect forward secrecy +0.5
- Security audit +2
- Open-source clients +1.5
- 2FA +1
- Multi-hop +1
- Bug bounty +1
- Only PPTP / L2TP (penalty) −2
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Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.53.8
What earned points
- Free plan +1.5
- Free trial +1
- Trial without a card +1
- Crypto payments +1
- Cash payments +0.5
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Censorship bypass15% of the score · segment median 0.50.0
What earned points
- Stealth / obfuscation +2
- VLESS / Reality +1.5
- Trojan +1
- Hysteria2 +1
- Shadowsocks +1
- AmneziaWG +1
- obfs4 +0.5
- TUIC +0.5
- NaiveProxy +0.5
- Mirrors or Telegram channel +0.5
- VoIP in the UAE (claimed) +0.5
- Manual configs +0.5
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Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 3.15.1
What earned points
- 10 Gbps servers +1
- Dedicated IP +0.5
- Port forwarding +0.5
- MENA locations +0.5
- Torrenting allowed +1
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Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 4.34.2
What earned points
- Routers +1
- Browser extensions +0.5
- Split tunneling +1
- Ad / tracker blocker +1
- 24/7 live chat +2
- live chat +0.5
- Support on Telegram +0.5
- Status page +0.5
HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) pricing
The cheapest way in is €2.57 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) running: the first term, then renewals at the published renewal price. Where no renewal price is published, plans shorter than a year are counted as repeat payments at the current price; longer plans show a dash after their term. Converted to euros at the rates used in our data (1 USD = €0.86). The lowest cost for each period is marked.
| Plan and first term | First payment | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMA VPN (5 devices), 12 mo | €51.50 | €51.50 | — | — |
| HMA VPN (5 devices), 24 mo | €82.35 | €82.35 | €82.35 | — |
| HMA VPN (5 devices), 36 mo | €92.57 | €92.57 | €92.57 | €92.57 |
Compare HMA VPN (Hide My Ass)’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Price for term | Per month | € / month | Renewal term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMA VPN (5 devices) | 12 mo | $59.88 | $4.99 | €4.29 | 12 mo |
| HMA VPN (5 devices) | 24 mo | $95.76 | $3.99 | €3.43 | 24 mo |
| HMA VPN (5 devices) | 36 mo | $107.64 | $2.99 | €2.57 | 36 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- 30 days
- Free trial
- 7 days, site (checkout, Pay $0 at checkout)
- Auto-renewal
- Not stated
- Payment methods
- Not stated
- Renewal note
- Offer prices billed at once; Regular Price $143.88/yr shown; renewal terms not stated on pricing page
Everything HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) publishes
Every fact we collected about HMA VPN (Hide My Ass), as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.
Company
- Legal entity
- Avast Software s.r.o. (data controller; Gen Digital group); operated by Privax Limited (review)
- Registered in
- Czech Republic (controller, Prague); UK (Privax Ltd, review)
- Address
- 1737/1A Pikrtova, Prague 4, Czech Republic, 140 00 (controller)
- Parent company
- Gen Digital Inc.
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- Not stated
- Website languages
- Not stated
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- HMA VPN 5 devices / 10 devices
- Friends and Family
- Business
- Billing terms
- 12m
- 24m
- 36m (no monthly plan shown)
- Cheapest price a month
- $2.99
- Monthly plan
- Not stated
- 1-year plan, total
- $59.88
- 1-year plan, a month
- $4.99
- 2-year plan, total
- $95.76
- 2-year plan, a month
- $3.99
- Lifetime plan
- Not stated
- Renewal
- Offer prices billed at once
- Regular Price $143.88/yr shown
- renewal terms not stated on pricing page
- Family plan
- Yes Friends and Family Plans
- Prices seen from other countries
- (en-us page, USD) 12m $4.99/mo ($59.88)
- 24m $3.99/mo ($95.76)
- 36m $2.99/mo ($107.64)
- regular $143.88/yr
- 7-day free trial $0 at checkout
Discounts and programmes
- Discount shown
- 58% (12m)
- 67% (24m)
- 75% (36m)
- Discount compared with
- regular price $11.99/mo equivalent ($143.88/12m, $287.76/24m, $431.64/36m)
- Student discount
- Yes student discount page
- Referral programme
- Yes refer-a-friend page
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- 5 (or 10 with 10-device plan); unlimited installs
Free plan
- Free plan
- No
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Not stated
Payment and subscription
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Cryptocurrency
- Not stated
- Cash
- Not stated
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Not stated
- Email needed to sign up
- Not stated
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Money-back guarantee, days
- 30
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- 7 days
- Where the trial is offered
- site (checkout, Pay $0 at checkout)
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- 65+ (100+ locations)
- Servers
- 3400+ (features page also says 2500+)
- Server countries
- Not stated
- Middle East and North Africa
- IL (Tel Aviv)
- TR (Istanbul)
- no AE/SA/EG/QA/KW listed
- some locations virtual
- Virtual locations
- Yes some virtual servers, e.g. Cambodia via Vietnam
- P2P servers
- Yes P2P-optimized servers
- Obfuscated servers
- Not stated
Network features
- RAM-only servers
- Not stated
- IPv6
- Not stated
- Dedicated IP
- Not stated
- Static IP
- Not stated
- Residential IP
- Not stated
- Double VPN / multi-hop
- Not stated
- Tor over VPN
- Not stated
- SOCKS5 proxy
- Not stated
- Smart DNS
- Not stated
Protocols and encryption
- WireGuardreview✕ No
- OpenVPNWindows/Android, AES-256-GCM✓ Yes
- IKEv2(Mac/iOS) (review)✓ Yes
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolreview✕ No
- VLESS / RealityNot stated
- VMessNot stated
- TrojanNot stated
- ShadowsocksNot stated
- Hysteria2Not stated
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4Not stated
- AmneziaWGNot stated
- Perfect forward secrecy
- Not stated
- Post-quantum encryption
- Not stated
- Manual configuration files
- Not stated
- Open-source apps
- Not stated
Censorship and blocking
- Obfuscation (stealth mode)
- Not stated
- Countries it claims to work in
- Not stated
- Mirror sites or Telegram channel
- Not stated
- Calls in the UAE
- Not stated
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes Smart Kill Switch
- DNS leak protection
- Yes IPv4/IPv6/DNS leak protection
- Own DNS servers
- Yes own zero-log DNS servers
- Split tunnelling
- Yes
- Ad and malware blocker
- Not stated
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes no originating IP, DNS queries, browsing history, transferred data
- Independent no-logs audit
- Yes
- Data retention
- server service data 18 months rolling; billing data subscription + 10 years
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Anonymous sign-up
- Not stated
- Privacy policy updated
- 2025-01
What the privacy policy says is collected
Yes: collected. No: not collected. Partial: kept briefly or only in part. Not stated: the policy does not say.
- Connection IPoriginating IP not logged✓ No
- Session timesNot stated
- Bandwidthcumulative MB transferred, kept 18 months✕ Yes
- App analyticsmobile: Google Firebase (opt-out), Appsflyer (opt-out); desktop: none◐ Partial
- Crash reportsmobile: Crashlytics (no opt-out)✕ Yes
Apps and devices
- Windows✓ Yes
- macOS✓ Yes
- Linuxapp listed (installation files: Windows, Mac, Android, iOS)✕ No
- iOS✓ Yes
- Android✓ Yes
- Android TV✓ Yes
- Fire TVNot stated
- Apple TVNot stated
- ChromebookNot stated
- Smart TVNot stated
- RoutersNot stated
- NASNot stated
- Raspberry PiNot stated
- Game consolesNot stated
- Browser extensions
- Not stated
Speed, streaming and gaming
- 10 Gbps servers
- Not stated
- Netflix
- Not stated
- BBC iPlayer
- Not stated
- Disney+
- Not stated
- Prime Video
- Not stated
- Gaming features
- Not stated
- Torrenting
- Not stated
Support
- Live chat
- Yes (8:00-22:00 UK time, 7 days) (review)
- Live chat 24/7
- No (review); site claims 24/7 English support
- Phone
- Not stated
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- Support languages
- EN
- Server status page
- Not stated
For teams and business
- SSO / SAML
- Not stated
- Admin panel
- Not stated
- Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
- Not stated
What users say
Reviews never change our score. Ratings are smoothed: a source’s average across all VPNs counts as 50 extra reviews, so a few five-star reviews cannot outrank thousands.
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Trustpilot
1.78 of 5, smoothed
From 200 collected reviews (raw average 1.31; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 2.00 from 1.
The company replied to 0 of 184 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
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App Store
2.43 of 5, smoothed
From 748 collected reviews (raw average 2.36; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 1.86 from 7.
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Google Play
3.93 of 5, smoothed
From 800 collected reviews (raw average 3.93; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 4.13 from 189.
The company replied to 22 of 188 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 1.4 (2745 reviews); App Store (US) 4.58 (19565 ratings); Google Play 4.3 (75.5K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
45 Reddit and forum threads mention HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) (titles and search snippets only).
Latest reviews and related rankings
Latest reviews
Short excerpts with a link to the original. We do not reproduce reviews in full.
App Store · 1★ · 12 Oct 2026 · US
Bad Rate
App Store · 1★ · 27 Sep 2026 · US
No support
App Store · 1★ · 26 Sep 2026 · US
Connection issues
Google Play · 4★ · 15 Oct 2026
amazing
Google Play · 5★ · 14 Oct 2026
how can I create my own account so I can login wen I change my phone
Google Play · 5★ · 14 Oct 2026
𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥
Trustpilot · 2★ · 13 Oct 2026 · UA
не могу назвать хорошим впн-ом
Original reviewTrustpilot · 1★ · 29 Apr 2026 · GB
Fraudulent company please avoid
Original reviewTrustpilot · 1★ · 24 Mar 2026 · FR
HMA a cessé de fonctionner
Original review
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about HMA VPN (Hide My Ass)
Answers built from what HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is HMA VPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction
Privacy and jurisdiction 4.3/10 and security 2.5/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: ✓ Yes.
In 10 seconds
- Independent no-logs audit: ✓ Yes
- Kill switch
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- Czechia, alliance not disclosed
- Legal entity
- Avast Software s.r.o. (data controller; Gen Digital group); operated by Privax Limited (review)
- No-logs policy
- Yes no originating IP, DNS queries, browsing history, transferred data
- Data retention
- server service data 18 months rolling; billing data subscription + 10 years
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes (yes (Smart Kill Switch))
- DNS leak protection
- Yes (yes (IPv4/IPv6/DNS leak protection))
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
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HMA VPN not working? Common causes and what to check
2 things to check, built from what HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
Switch protocol in the app: HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) lists OpenVPN, IKEv2.
Contact support: live chat.
Support when the VPN is blocked
- Live chat
- Yes (8:00-22:00 UK time, 7 days) (review)
- Live chat 24/7
- No (review); site claims 24/7 English support
If it is blocked where you are
Troubleshooting of similar VPNs
HMA VPN alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score
17 alternatives to HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) (3.29) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: PureVPN (5.30).
Alternatives to HMA VPN (Hide My Ass)
| # | Service | Score | Why it is here | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PureVPN | 5.30 | similar features | similar features | €1.85per month |
| 2 | ExpressVPN | 4.77 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.57per month |
| 3 | Symlex VPN | 4.47 | similar features | similar features | €1.91per month |
| 4 | ZoogVPN | 4.36 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.14per month |
| 5 | CactusVPN | 4.17 | similar features | similar features | €3.41per month |
| 6 | IPVanish | 4.10 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.06per month |
| 7 | TunnelBear | 3.59 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.86per month |
| 8 | ExtremeVPN | 3.46 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.83per month |
| 9 | V3VPN | 3.38 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.57per month |
| 10 | Norton VPN | 3.01 | same owner | same owner | €2.29per month |
| 11 | Avast SecureLine VPN | 2.88 | same owner | same owner | €3.43per month |
| 12 | AVG Secure VPN | 2.81 | same owner | same owner | €3.78per month |
| 13 | Avast Free VPN | 2.72 | same owner | same owner | €3.43per month |
| 14 | Ryn VPN | 2.54 | similar features | similar features | €1.44per month |
| 15 | 5 Euro VPN | 2.47 | similar features | similar features | €2.50per month |
| 16 | Avast Secure Browser | 2.43 | same owner | same owner | €2.00per month |
| 17 | Steganos VPN Online Protection | 2.09 | similar features | similar features | €2.91per month |
HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) compared side by side
HMA VPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back
HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) refund window: 30 days.
Refund terms
- Refund window
- 30
- Conditions
- Not stated
- Refund on monthly plans
- Not stated
- Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
- Not stated
- Refund for unused time
- Not stated
- Free trial
- 7
Try before paying
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HMA VPN free trial: length, terms and payment details
HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) free trial: 7, site (checkout, Pay $0 at checkout).
Trial terms
- Length
- 7
- Card needed
- Not stated
- Refund window
- 30
- Free plan
- No
Trials elsewhere
Free trials of similar VPNs
Who owns HMA VPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) is run by Avast Software s.r.o. (data controller; Gen Digital group); operated by Privax Limited (review), registered in Czech Republic (controller, Prague); UK (Privax Ltd, review); parent company: Gen Digital Inc..
Company
- Address
- 1737/1A Pikrtova, Prague 4, Czech Republic, 140 00 (controller)
- Group
- Gen Digital VPN brands
Other brands of the same group
- Norton VPN3.01
- Avast SecureLine VPN2.88
- AVG Secure VPN2.81
- Avira Phantom VPN1.70
- Avast Free VPN2.72
- Avast Secure Browser2.43
- Avira1.84
In our rankings
HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) appears on 98 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Torrenting + family plan#5 of 10
- Family plans, 50+ countries#6 of 13
- Trial VPNs with a family plan#6 of 24
- Cheap family VPNs#7 of 17
- No-logs VPNs with a family plan#8 of 31
- Family plans with money-back#8 of 22
- Family plans with OpenVPN#10 of 22
- Student discounts#10 of 13
- Audited no-logs VPNs for torrenting#11 of 12
- Family plans#11 of 42
- Family plans with kill switch#13 of 22
- Trial VPNs for torrenting#17 of 40
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- Audited VPNs with 50+ countries#19 of 23
- Cheap audited VPNs#19 of 20
- Audited no-logs VPNs with OpenVPN support#20 of 24
- Android TV VPNs for torrenting#20 of 28
- Torrenting, 50+ countries#21 of 33
- Android TV VPN free trials#22 of 35
- Audited VPNs with a money-back guarantee#23 of 27
- Torrenting + money-back guarantee#23 of 52
- Cheap torrenting VPNs#25 of 41
- Audited no-logs VPNs with a kill switch#28 of 35
- Cheap VPNs for Android TV#28 of 36
- Audited no-logs VPNs#29 of 37
- OpenVPN VPNs with a trial#29 of 90
- OpenVPN VPNs for Android TV#30 of 43
- VPNs for torrenting#32 of 107
- Middle East VPN servers#32 of 122
- Android TV VPNs with 30-day refunds#33 of 41
- Cheap VPNs with a trial#33 of 76
- Trial VPNs in 50+ countries#34 of 62
- Trial VPNs with money back#35 of 82
- Kill switch VPNs for torrenting#35 of 67
- Split tunneling VPNs for Android TV#39 of 48
- Mac VPNs for torrenting#39 of 92
- Trial VPNs with a kill switch#39 of 83
- No-logs VPNs with servers in 50+ countries#40 of 116
- OpenVPN for torrenting#40 of 81
- Android TV VPNs with a kill switch#40 of 49
- VPNs in 50+ countries#41 of 132
- Windows VPNs for torrenting#41 of 94
- VPNs for Android TV#45 of 73
- Mac VPN trials#46 of 144
- Windows VPN trials#46 of 140
- VPNs for public Wi-Fi#46 of 159
- Cheap VPNs in 50+ countries#48 of 59
- Android VPN free trials#48 of 160
- Money-back VPNs, 50+ countries#48 of 75
- Cheap OpenVPN services#49 of 90
- No-logs VPNs with a trial#49 of 144
- VPN free trials#50 of 190
- No-logs VPNs with OpenVPN support#51 of 191
- OpenVPN, 50+ countries#51 of 78
- Cheap VPNs with money-back#55 of 83
- Kill switch, 50+ countries#56 of 88
- IKEv2#57 of 133
- DNS leak protection#58 of 124
- OpenVPN + money-back guarantee#59 of 100
- Cheap kill switch VPNs#60 of 84
- Cheap VPNs for Mac#60 of 137
- No IP logs#60 of 191
- Cheap VPNs for Windows#62 of 136
- Cheap VPNs for iPhone#64 of 149
- Kill switch VPNs with OpenVPN support#66 of 133
- Kill switch VPNs with a money-back guarantee#67 of 115
- Mac VPNs with split tunneling#69 of 113
- Cheap no-logs VPNs#71 of 137
- Split tunneling#71 of 154
- Cheap VPNs under €3#72 of 167
- No-logs VPNs#72 of 389
- Windows VPNs with split tunneling#72 of 111
- Mac VPNs with OpenVPN#73 of 198
- Split tunneling VPNs for iPhone#74 of 125
- Mac VPNs with refunds#75 of 149
- Windows VPNs with OpenVPN#75 of 190
- OpenVPN VPNs for iPhone#77 of 207
- 30-day money-back guarantee#77 of 174
- OpenVPN VPNs for Android#78 of 219
- Windows VPNs with refunds#78 of 155
- Secure VPNs#81 of 142
- Mac VPNs with a kill switch#89 of 162
- Windows VPNs with a kill switch#91 of 161
- iPhone VPNs with a kill switch#92 of 167
- Kill switch#92 of 193
- VPNs under €5#97 of 280
- No-logs VPNs for Mac#103 of 280
- OpenVPN#104 of 242
- No-logs VPNs for Windows#105 of 267
- VPNs for Mac#107 of 361
- No-logs VPNs for iPhone#108 of 314
- VPNs for Windows#109 of 357
- No-logs VPNs for Android#111 of 328
- VPNs for iPhone#112 of 411
- VPNs for Android#115 of 451
- Top VPNs on the App Store543 listed
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- Top VPNs on Trustpilot543 listed
- Worst VPNs543 listed
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- V3VPN3.38
- IPVanish4.10
- ZoogVPN4.36
- ExpressVPN4.77
- ExtremeVPN3.46
- TunnelBear3.59
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- Norton VPN3.01
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- Avast Free VPN2.72
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Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://hidemyass.com
- Pages checked
- https://hidemyass.com (WebFetch SITE_BLOCKED); https://www.hidemyass.com/en-us/pricing (WebFetch SITE_BLOCKED); browser: https://www.hidemyass.com/ loaded (title 'HMA VPN service | Unblock Websites with HMA', redirected to /index) but page reading failed and the tab stopped responding
- Other sources used
- pricing fields, trial, devices: https://www.hidemyass.com/en-us/pricing and https://www.hidemyass.com/en-us/features; servers/countries/mena/virtual: https://www.hidemyass.com/en-us/servers; nologs, app analytics, crash, billing retention: https://www.hidemyass.com/en-us/no-log-policy; legal_entity, address, collects_bandwidth, data_retention, privacy_policy_updated: https://www.hidemyass.com/en-us/legal/privacy; linux: https://www.hidemyass.com/en-us/installation-files; ikev2, wireguard, proprietary_protocol, nologs_audit, live_chat, live_chat_247, Privax: https://cyberinsider.com/vpn/reviews/hidemyass-hma-vpn/; student/referral/family: footer links on hidemyass.com
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