# Ko-Net review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades > Ko-Net is a VPS provider. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.8/10 for privacy (excellent) and 5.6/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record. Source: NoKYC Score, "Ko-Net review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/ko-net ## Key facts - **Category:** VPS - **KYC level:** 0 of 4: ID never required - **Grades:** Privacy 8.8/10, Safety 5.6/10 - **Sign-up:** Random account number - **Fees:** VPS from $10/month when checked - **Limits:** Refunds to crypto within 14 days, minus network fees; managed hosting hours are non-refundable - **Incidents on record:** 0 - **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026 - **Official website:** https://ko-net.ws ## What it is Ko-Net sells AMD EPYC virtual servers hosted in Stockholm on hardware it says it owns, along with managed DNS and server administration; the site footer names Kodomu Hikari G.K. (Ko Networks) as the operator. Its terms say KYC is not required or expected under any circumstances and that users need not provide any information on signup: the privacy policy describes a User Key issued at registration, with email optional. The terms also say it may have to hand over existing account data or disk contents under a valid warrant or court order, and recommend disk encryption. Payment is in Monero, Bitcoin, Lightning or Litecoin through a self-hosted BTCPay Server, with refunds to crypto within 14 days. ## What the terms say about ID Terms state: "KYC is not required or expected under any circumstances" and "users are not required to provide any information on signup". ## Features and warnings - **Identity:** ID never required: yes; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes - **Payment:** Accepts Monero: yes; Accepts Lightning: yes; Accepts cash: not stated - **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated - **Trust:** No-logs policy: yes; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: not stated - **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms ## Questions ### Does Ko-Net require KYC? Ko-Net is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Terms state: "KYC is not required or expected under any circumstances" and "users are not required to provide any information on signup". ### Is Ko-Net safe to use? Ko-Net has a Safety grade of 5.6 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.8 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed. ### Is Ko-Net legit? Ko-Net is a working VPS provider. 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 Ko-Net 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 Ko-Net. ### Do I need an account or email to use Ko-Net? Random account number. ### What fees does Ko-Net charge? VPS from $10/month when checked. Fees were recorded from Ko-Net's own pages and can change; check before you send. ### What are Ko-Net's limits? Refunds to crypto within 14 days, minus network fees; managed hosting hours are non-refundable. ### Does Ko-Net have a Tor onion address? No official onion address was found on Ko-Net's own pages. ### Which cryptocurrencies does Ko-Net support? Ko-Net supports XMR, BTC, LTC. ### Can I use Ko-Net over Tor? Ko-Net does not publish an official onion address. ## Sources - https://ko-net.ws - https://ko-net.ws/tos/ - https://ko-net.ws/faq/ - https://ko-net.ws/privacy/ How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology