# BuyVM review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> BuyVM is a VPS provider operating since 2010. Its terms put it at KYC level 3 of 4: ID on risk flag. NoKYC Score grades it 2.5/10 for privacy (poor) and 5.6/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: 5+ years operating. To watch: it may ask for ID and requires an email address. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "BuyVM review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/buyvm

## Key facts
- **Category:** VPS
- **KYC level:** 3 of 4: ID on risk flag
- **Grades:** Privacy 2.5/10, Safety 5.6/10
- **Sign-up:** Email required
- **Fees:** VPS from $2.00/month per the homepage; KVM slices listed from $3.50/month when checked
- **Limits:** Card and PayPal refunds within 3 days of the first order; cryptocurrency payments are not refundable
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://buyvm.net

## What it is
BuyVM sells KVM virtual servers, block storage and DDoS protection from Las Vegas, New York and Luxembourg; the site describes it as part of Frantech Solutions since 2010 and now a division of Cloudzy, which the terms say acquired it in January 2025. The terms require current and accurate identification and contact information at registration, including a legitimate name, surname and residential address (no PO boxes or forwarding addresses), registration from the client's residential ISP, and account details that match the payment method; a phone number is not required. Orders are provisioned only when contact and payment information comply with the terms. Payment is accepted by card, PayPal, Alipay and cryptocurrency through CoinPayments, and the acceptable use policy allows Tor exit, relay and bridge nodes.

## What the terms say about ID
Terms state users are "required to provide current and accurate identification, contact information, and other details" and must give a legitimate name and residential address that match the payment method; no document upload is described.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: no; No account needed: no; No email needed: no; No phone number: not stated
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: not stated; Accepts cash: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** No-logs policy: not stated; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: yes
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: yes; Email required: yes; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does BuyVM require KYC?
BuyVM is rated KYC level 3 of 4 on this site: ID on risk flag. Terms state users are "required to provide current and accurate identification, contact information, and other details" and must give a legitimate name and residential address that match the payment method; no document upload is described.

### Is BuyVM safe to use?
BuyVM has a Safety grade of 5.6 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 2.5 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is BuyVM legit?
BuyVM is a working VPS provider that has operated since 2010. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 5.6 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is BuyVM a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for BuyVM. Its terms also allow it to hold a flagged deposit and ask for identity documents.

### Do I need an account or email to use BuyVM?
Email required.

### What fees does BuyVM charge?
VPS from $2.00/month per the homepage; KVM slices listed from $3.50/month when checked. Fees were recorded from BuyVM's own pages and can change; check before you send.

### What are BuyVM's limits?
Card and PayPal refunds within 3 days of the first order; cryptocurrency payments are not refundable.

### Does BuyVM have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on BuyVM's own pages.

### Can I use BuyVM over Tor?
BuyVM does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://buyvm.net
- https://buyvm.net/terms-of-service/
- https://buyvm.net/privacy-policy/
- https://buyvm.net/acceptable-use-policy/
- https://buyvm.net/about-buyvm/
- https://buyvm.net/datacenters/

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology