TunnelBear has hired independent specialists to run security audits on its site and services (Image credit: TunnelBear) Privacy and logging This is limited, though – it's available with the one-year plan only, not the monthly or three-year options – and elsewhere, there's no PayPal support it's strictly card-only. There's a small plus in TunnelBear's Bitcoin support. Not quite as friendly as the cuddly cartoon bears suggest, then. The small print says: 'While all amounts paid are non-refundable, certain refund requests for subscriptions may be considered by TunnelBear on a case-by-case basis.' Presumably, you might get a refund if you've had really bad service, but it's entirely up to the company to decide.

If you do sign up for TunnelBear, keep in mind that there's no money-back guarantee. Private Internet Access asks $2.03 a month on the first term of its three-year plan, and opting for Ivacy's five-year plan cuts the cost to a supercheap $1.19. These are competitive prices which beat most providers, although there are a few with cheaper deals. The price drops to an effective $4.99 a month on the annual plan, or $3.33 if you sign up for three years. Its monthly plan (opens in new tab) gives you unlimited data for a reasonable $9.99 a month, though. But it's a simple way to check out the interface and make sure you can connect.

TunnelBear's free account (opens in new tab) provides a horribly limited 500MB of traffic a month, barely enough to run even a single basic speed test.

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