The safest way into the Usenet: encrypted, no logging, under EU law

Anyone moving around the Usenet normally leaves traces – with search engines, ad networks and their own provider. At USENEXT it works differently: your connection is encrypted, the Usenet keeps no record of what you read or download, European law applies to your data, and a VPN is included for free. That combination gives you the safest Usenet access there is. This page explains what each part means.

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tracking in your access

SSL/TLS

on every connection

GDPR

provider based in Germany

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no US Cloud Act

No logging in the Usenet

Many services make their money by analysing what their users do. USENEXT is funded by its packages – so there is no reason to log your reading. No usage log is created in your Usenet access.

No logging in the Usenet

We do not log which newsgroups you read, which articles you open or which files you download.

No ads, no profiles

There are no ad networks in your Usenet access, and no interest profile is built.

No data trading

Your usage data is not passed on to advertising partners or data brokers.

Website and Usenet are separate

Loading our website goes through an upstream service that logs technical requests, as on any website. That concerns the page view – not your Usenet access. What is recorded there is set out in our privacy policy.

Encrypted like online banking

Every connection between your newsreader and the USENEXT servers runs over SSL/TLS – the same technology banks use to secure online banking. Anyone listening in on the same network, in a hotel or a café, sees only encrypted traffic: not which content you access, and not what you download.

SSL/TLS on all connections

Encryption is switched on in your newsreader and is included in every package – at no extra cost.

USENEXT VPN included

On top of that, the included VPN encrypts your entire internet traffic and hides your IP address.

Padlock symbolising the SSL/TLS-encrypted connection to the Usenet

Why a provider based in the EU protects your data better

Privacy is not a matter of good intentions but of applicable law. And which law applies depends on where a provider is based.

Provider based in Germany

USENEXT is run by Aviteo GmbH, based in Munich – since 2004.

GDPR instead of goodwill

Access, rectification, erasure and objection are not customer-service gestures but enforceable rights.

No US Cloud Act

The US Cloud Act obliges US companies to hand data to US authorities. USENEXT is a German company and is not covered by it.

Processing within the EU

According to our privacy policy, processing does not take place outside the EU or the EEA.

Already secure – and the VPN comes free on top

Everything on this page applies without any extra software: your connection is encrypted, the Usenet keeps no logs, and EU law applies to your data. You do not need a VPN for that. Even so, since our 20th birthday the USENEXT VPN has been included in every package, at no extra cost and worth €5.50 a month. It protects exactly what a Usenet access cannot cover: the rest of your internet traffic.

No extra cost

The VPN is included in every package. No add-on option, no second contract, no second invoice.

Worth €5.50 a month

That is what this exact VPN costs when you book it on its own. At USENEXT you do not pay a cent extra for it.

For everything else online

Your Usenet access is already encrypted. The VPN additionally covers your browser, your apps and your streaming – useful on hotel Wi-Fi or in a café.

Part of the trial too

You can use the VPN from day one, including during the 14 days of free testing.