How to Use PrivateVPN for Free for 30 Days

This method involves paying for a subscription upfront, but you’re guaranteed 100% of your money back — just as long as you cancel your subscription and ask for a refund within the 30-day refund window.

This is the only way to get PrivateVPN for free, as the service discontinued its 7-day Android free trial.

To use PrivateVPN for free for up to 30 days, follow these steps:

1. Subscribe to PrivateVPN via the PrivateVPN Website

Go to PrivateVPN’s website and select Get PrivateVPN.

Select a subscription plan, create an account, and pay for a subscription with a credit card or PayPal. To reduce the upfront cost, sign up to the 1-month plan.

2. Download PrivateVPN & Login

Go to PrivateVPN’s download page and download the PrivateVPN app onto your device. Follow the app’s installation instructions.

Open the PrivateVPN app and login with your account details. You can now use PrivateVPN for 30 days on up to 10 devices.

3. Cancel Your Subscription & Get a Full Refund

To get a refund, you must cancel your subscription within 30 days of signing up — though we suggest canceling a few days before the deadline.

Do this by logging into the PrivateVPN website, go to the Control Panel > Cancel Subscription. When prompted, tick your reason for cancelling the subscription (we chose “I found another alternative”).

Then request a refund via 24/7 live chat on PrivateVPN’s website or support@privatevpn.com.

Are There Any Refund Terms and Conditions?

Yes, PrivateVPN does have some conditions to its refund policy. Doing any of the following would disqualify you from getting a refund, so we highly recommend avoiding these.

PrivateVPN’s terms and conditions say the refund policy doesn’t apply to subscriptions “lower than $45.” However, after speaking directly to PrivateVPN, we were reassured that its refund policy does apply to all subscriptions:

Here is a quick summary of the pros and cons to using PrivateVPN’s money-back guarantee:

Pros	Cons
Full refund guaranteed	Upfront fee required
No data cap or restrictions	Slower long-distance speeds
No-logs policy & secure AES-256 encryption	No WireGuard protocol
Works with Netflix, Max, Prime Video & more
Apps for all popular devices

PrivateVPN is still a very good VPN that unblocks geo-restricted streaming content particularly well.

It also has a no-logs privacy policy and servers in 62 countries, which encrypt your connections using the OpenVPN protocol and AES-256 cipherage.

The table below compares PrivateVPN with two of our favorite VPNs that still offer genuine free trials:

	PrivateVPN	CyberGhost	Surfshark
Monthly Price	$9.90	$12.99	$15.45
Free Trial	None	1 day, 3 day & 7 day	7 day
Money-Back Guarantee	30 days	45 days	30 days
No. Of Netflix Libraries	10	10	9
Speed	95Mbps	94Mbps	95Mbps
Logging Policy	No Logs	No Identifiable Data	No Identifiable Data

The key difference between these VPNs is that PrivateVPN no longer offers a full free trial. CyberGhost’s free trial is our favorite at the moment given the various options it offers. Its 24-hour trial on desktop is especially good as it doesn’t require any payment details upfront.