Proton is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, allowing our users to benefit from some of the world’s strongest privacy laws. Proton is supported by FONGIT(new window) (a non-profit foundation financed by the Swiss Federal Commission for Technology and Innovation for the public good), and the European Commission(new window).

We are scientists, engineers, and developers drawn together by a shared vision of protecting civil liberties online. Proton was founded in 2014 by a team of scientists who met at CERN (the European Center for Nuclear Research) and created Proton Mail, the world’s largest encrypted email service. In total, we protect over 100 million people with our products.

Our Values：

Transparency
Unlike other VPN services, we provide full transparency so you know who is running the service. We are well known for our work improving Internet security and privacy.

Honesty
We will always tell you what VPN can and can’t protect, as even the best VPN service has limitations. When it comes to security, we believe in transparently communicating the threat model.

Security First
Proton VPN does not use insecure protocols and encryption levels. Proton VPN benefits from the security experience gained from building the world’s largest secure email service.

Technical Excellence
We have a long track record when it comes to security. Whether it’s operating our own Secure Core servers for privacy or using 10Gbit networks for performance, quality comes first.

Community
Proton VPN is community supported and community is everything to us. We provide professional customer support to the entire Proton VPN community, including free users.

Privacy & Security for everyone
Our mission is to make online security and privacy accessible to all. To help achieve this goal, we provide a free VPN so that everyone can securely and privately access the Internet.