Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 04/01/2025
Last Updated: 04/01/2025

MeowVPN (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://meowvpn.com or use the MeowVPN mobile application on Android or iOS.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://meowvpn.com. MeowVPN is a privacy-focused VPN service designed to be simple, fast, and secure.

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. You can view the Gravatar service’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

After approval, your comment and profile picture may be visible to the public.

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract location data from images on the site.

4. Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and last for one year.

When you visit the login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when the browser is closed.

When you log in:

Login cookies last for 2 days
Screen option cookies last for 1 year
Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for 2 weeks
Logging out removes login cookies

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, indicating the post ID. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after 1 day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves as if the visitor has visited the originating website directly.

These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content if you are logged into their platform.

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

8. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of your personal data. You can also request the deletion of any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

10. MeowVPN Mobile App Privacy (Android & iOS)

The MeowVPN mobile app is built with privacy and simplicity in mind. We do not collect, store, or log any personal information or user activity while using our VPN service.

What We Do Not Collect

Your IP address
Domains or websites you visit
Browsing history
Personally identifiable information
VPN session data or connection timestamps

Services We Use

To provide app functionality and support our free service, we integrate with the following third-party services:

Firebase (Google)

Used for anonymous, aggregated usage analytics (e.g., crash reports, session duration). No personally identifiable information is collected.

More info: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy

ironSource

Used to display ads in the free version of the app. ironSource may collect limited non-personal information such as:

Device type and OS version
General location (country-level)
App usage and ad engagement

This data is managed by ironSource in accordance with their privacy policy.

More info: https://www.is.com/privacy-policy/

Google Play Billing / Apple In-App Purchases

Used to securely process premium subscriptions. All transactions are handled by Google or Apple. MeowVPN does not store or access any payment-related data.

11. Children’s Privacy

MeowVPN is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

By using our website or mobile app, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page, and the “Last Updated” date will be changed accordingly.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, you can contact us at:

[email protected]

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

f you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent