# SnowCore review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades > SnowCore is a VPS provider. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.4/10 for privacy (strong) and 4.6/10 for safety (caution). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it has no publicly accountable operator. No incidents are on record. Source: NoKYC Score, "SnowCore review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/snowcore ## Key facts - **Category:** VPS - **KYC level:** 0 of 4: ID never required - **Grades:** Privacy 8.4/10, Safety 4.6/10 - **Sign-up:** Random account number - **Fees:** VPS from €5/month when checked - **Onion address:** Yes - **Incidents on record:** 0 - **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026 - **Official website:** https://snowcore.io ## What it is SnowCore sells KVM VPS, dedicated servers and web hosting in the Netherlands and the USA. Accounts are identified by a generated 16-digit token rather than an email address or username. Its terms state that users are not required to submit any personal information to use or maintain a service and that it keeps no logs; they also say it is not bulletproof hosting and that all sales are final once a service is active. Payment is in Bitcoin, Ethereum or Litecoin through external processors. No company or jurisdiction is named; an onion mirror is linked from the site. ## What the terms say about ID Terms section 3: "You are not required to submit any personal information to use or maintain service"; accounts are a generated token with no email. ## Features and warnings - **Identity:** ID never required: yes; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes - **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: not stated; Accepts cash: not stated - **Access:** Tor onion address: yes; Works without JavaScript: not stated - **Trust:** No-logs policy: yes; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: no; 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: yes ## Questions ### Does SnowCore require KYC? SnowCore is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Terms section 3: "You are not required to submit any personal information to use or maintain service"; accounts are a generated token with no email. ### Is SnowCore safe to use? SnowCore has a Safety grade of 4.6 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.4 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed. ### Is SnowCore legit? SnowCore is a working VPS provider. Its operators do not publish a company or names, so nobody is publicly accountable for it. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 4.6 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents. ### Is SnowCore 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 SnowCore. ### Do I need an account or email to use SnowCore? Random account number. ### What fees does SnowCore charge? VPS from €5/month when checked. Fees were recorded from SnowCore's own pages and can change; check before you send. ### Does SnowCore have a Tor onion address? Yes. SnowCore publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. Open it in Tor Browser. ### Which cryptocurrencies does SnowCore support? SnowCore supports BTC, ETH, LTC, and fiat payments in EUR. ### Can I use SnowCore over Tor? Yes. SnowCore publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. ## Sources - https://snowcore.io - https://snowcore.io/legal/terms - https://snowcore.io/legal/privacy - https://snowcore.io/payments - https://snowcore.io/vps - https://snowcore.io/client/auth How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology