Terms of Service — CipherVPN
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Terms of Service

The agreement governing your use of CipherVPN, CipherVPN, and CipherMail

Effective Date: 1 January 2026  ·  Last Updated: 25 February 2026  ·  Version 2.4

Please read these Terms carefully before using our Services. By creating an account or using any Velocity product, you enter into a binding legal agreement with CipherVPN Ltd ("Velocity", "we", "us"). If you are agreeing on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have authority to bind that organisation.

1. Definitions

TermMeaning
"Services"CipherVPN, CipherMail, the CipherVPN platform, APIs, mobile/desktop applications, and all associated websites
"User" / "you"Any individual or entity that accesses or uses the Services
"Account"A registered user profile linked to a verified email address
"Subscription"A paid plan granting access to Services for a defined billing period
"Enterprise Customer"An organisation with a separate Enterprise Agreement with Velocity
"Content"Data, text, files, or communications transmitted through or stored within the Services
"Velocity Infrastructure"Servers, networks, software, and systems owned or operated by Velocity

2. Acceptance of Terms

By registering an account, downloading the Velocity application, or otherwise using the Services, you confirm that you:

  • Are at least 16 years of age (or have parental/guardian consent if between 16–18 where required)
  • Have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms
  • Have read and agree to our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference
  • Are not located in a jurisdiction where use of VPN services or encrypted communications is prohibited by law
  • Are not subject to export control sanctions prohibiting use of US-origin encryption software

If you are using the Services on behalf of a legal entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms, and "you" refers to that entity.

3. Account Registration & Security

Registration Requirements

To use the Services, you must create an account by providing a valid email address and a password. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information and to update it as necessary.

Account Security

  • You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials
  • You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account
  • You must notify us immediately at security@ciphervpn.eu if you suspect unauthorised access
  • We strongly recommend enabling two-factor authentication (2FA)
  • We will never ask for your password via email, chat, or support tickets

Account Limits

One account per individual user. Sharing account credentials with unauthorised third parties is a material breach of these Terms and may result in immediate suspension.

4. Subscriptions & Billing

Subscription Plans

Velocity offers subscription plans on monthly and annual billing cycles. Plan features, pricing, and device limits are published on our pricing page and may change with 30 days' advance notice to existing subscribers.

Billing

  • Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each billing period unless cancelled
  • Payment is charged at the beginning of each billing period
  • All prices are displayed in USD unless otherwise stated; local currency conversion is handled by payment processor
  • Velocity does not store card details — payment is processed by PCI-DSS Level 1 certified processors
  • Invoices are delivered by email and available in Account Settings → Billing

Failed Payments

If a payment fails, we will retry up to 3 times over 7 days. If payment is not resolved, the account will be downgraded to free tier (where available) or suspended. Data is retained for 30 days after suspension before deletion.

Promotional Pricing & Trials

Trial periods and promotional prices are offered at our discretion. One trial per user. Trials automatically convert to paid subscriptions unless cancelled before the trial end date.

5. Refunds & Cancellations

Cancellation

You may cancel your subscription at any time from Account Settings → Billing → Cancel Subscription. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You retain access to Services until that date.

Refund Policy

ScenarioRefund
Cancellation within 30 days of initial subscriptionFull refund
Annual plan cancelled within 30 days of renewalPro-rated refund for unused months
Account suspended for Terms violationNo refund
Recurring monthly subscription mid-cycle cancellationNo refund (access retained until period end)
Service outage exceeding 99.0% monthly SLAPro-rated credit for affected period

Refund requests: billing@ciphervpn.eu with your account email and transaction reference. Refunds processed within 10 business days to the original payment method.

6. Acceptable Use Policy

The Services are provided for lawful privacy and security purposes. You may use the Services to:

  • Protect your internet traffic from surveillance on untrusted networks
  • Access geographic content within the bounds of applicable law and service terms
  • Secure business communications using encrypted tunnels
  • Send and receive encrypted email communications
  • Protect sensitive personal and professional data from unauthorised access

Velocity is a privacy infrastructure platform, not an anonymity service for illegal activity. Our no-log architecture protects legitimate users from surveillance. It does not protect illegal actors from law enforcement with valid legal process.

7. Prohibited Conduct

The following uses are strictly prohibited and will result in immediate account termination without refund:

Critical violations: Any prohibited use that constitutes a criminal offence, endangers others, or violates international law will be reported to relevant law enforcement authorities to the extent technically possible.

Absolute Prohibitions (Zero Tolerance)

  • Distribution, storage, or transmission of child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
  • Conducting or facilitating cyberattacks (DDoS, ransomware, malware distribution)
  • Terrorism, violent extremism, or coordination of physical harm to persons
  • Human trafficking, modern slavery, or facilitation thereof
  • Illegal arms trafficking

Serious Violations

  • Spamming, phishing, or mass unsolicited messaging through CipherMail
  • Network scanning, port sweeping, or vulnerability probing of systems you don't own
  • Circumventing access controls, authentication systems, or IP blocks you're not authorised to bypass
  • Credential stuffing or brute-force attacks against any system
  • Fraudulent use of payment methods
  • Impersonating Velocity staff or representatives

Usage Restrictions

  • Reselling, sublicensing, or providing commercial VPN or mail relay service using Velocity infrastructure without an Enterprise reseller agreement
  • Automated scraping or data harvesting at scale
  • Using the Services in a manner that degrades performance for other users
  • Attempting to reverse-engineer, decompile, or extract source code from Velocity software

8. Intellectual Property

Velocity's IP

All software, trademarks, service marks, logos, documentation, designs, and content created by Velocity are owned by or licensed to CipherVPN Ltd. These Terms do not grant you any ownership rights. You receive a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the software solely to access the Services.

Your Content

You retain all ownership rights in Content you transmit through or store within the Services. You grant Velocity a limited, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, transmit, and process your Content solely to the extent necessary to provide the Services. We do not claim any rights beyond operational necessity.

Open Source

Velocity's client applications include open-source components. Applicable licences (MIT, GPL, Apache 2.0) are disclosed in the application's acknowledgements section and in our GitHub repository.

9. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

Service Availability

We target 99.9% uptime for VPN and Mail services but do not guarantee uninterrupted access. Services may be unavailable due to maintenance, force majeure events, or circumstances beyond our control.

Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. VELOCITY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, VELOCITY'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID VELOCITY IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM. IN NO EVENT SHALL VELOCITY BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY.

Some jurisdictions do not permit exclusion of certain warranties or limitation of liability. In those jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CipherVPN Ltd and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and successors from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from or relating to:

  • Your use of the Services in violation of these Terms
  • Your Content or your use of Content from third parties
  • Your violation of any applicable law or regulation
  • Any claim that your content infringes a third party's intellectual property or privacy rights

We reserve the right to assume exclusive control over the defence of any matter for which you would be required to indemnify us, at your expense.

11. Termination

Termination by You

You may close your account at any time from Account Settings → Delete Account. Account deletion permanently removes all personal data within 30 days (subject to statutory retention obligations).

Termination by Velocity

We may suspend or terminate your account immediately, with or without notice, for:

  • Material breach of these Terms, particularly Prohibited Conduct
  • Non-payment after cure period
  • Fraudulent account activity
  • Legal requirement or court order
  • Account being used to harm Velocity systems or other users

Effect of Termination

Upon termination, your right to access the Services ceases immediately. Velocity may retain data for the periods specified in the Privacy Policy. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination — including IP, disclaimers, indemnification, and dispute resolution — will continue to apply.

12. Disputes, Governing Law & Jurisdiction

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, without regard to conflict of law principles. Nothing in these Terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer under applicable local law.

Dispute Resolution

Before initiating formal proceedings:

  1. Contact legal@ciphervpn.eu describing the dispute in detail
  2. We will respond within 15 business days with proposed resolution
  3. If unresolved within 30 days, either party may escalate to formal proceedings

Jurisdiction

You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. EU consumers retain the right to bring claims in their country of habitual residence. EU consumers may also use the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform at ec.europa.eu/odr.

Class Action Waiver

To the extent permitted by applicable law, all claims must be brought in your individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any class action.

13. Enterprise Terms

Enterprise Customers (organisations with 10+ seats or a signed Enterprise Agreement) are governed by their Enterprise Agreement, which supersedes these Terms in the event of conflict. Enterprise-specific terms include:

  • Custom SLA with financial credits for downtime
  • Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for GDPR compliance
  • Priority support with dedicated account management
  • Custom data retention and audit logging configuration
  • Penetration testing permission on customer-dedicated infrastructure (with scheduled coordination)
  • Custom invoicing and purchase order support

To enquire about Enterprise terms: enterprise@ciphervpn.eu

14. Changes to Terms

We may modify these Terms as our Services evolve or legal requirements change. For material changes:

  • We will notify users by email at least 30 days in advance
  • Changes will be clearly marked in the document with version number and effective date
  • Your continued use of the Services after the effective date constitutes acceptance
  • If you object to the changes, you may close your account and receive a pro-rated refund for any prepaid period

15. Contact

For questions about these Terms: legal@ciphervpn.eu

For billing disputes: billing@ciphervpn.eu

For enterprise enquiries: enterprise@ciphervpn.eu

For privacy matters: privacy@ciphervpn.eu