Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about anonymous hosting with ServPrivacy: signup, payment, legal framework, technical specs, and jurisdictions. Categorized for easy navigation.
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General
01 What is ServPrivacy?
Anonymous offshore hosting in 7 jurisdictions. VPS and dedicated servers with zero KYC, crypto-only payments, instant automated deploy.
02 Do you require personal information?
No. Zero. No name, email, phone, or ID. Token-based access only. If you need anonymous phone verification for other services, check out.
03 Which cryptos are accepted?
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and Tether (USDT). All payments are fully anonymous — no fiat, no KYC.
04 How fast is delivery?
VPS: under 5 minutes. Dedicated: 15-60 minutes depending on config.
05 Which location should I choose?
Depends on your threat model. Iceland and Switzerland for maximum legal protection. Moldova and Russia for lowest cost and western legal immunity. Netherlands for best network peering. For additional anonymity, consider using a when connecting to your server.
06 Do you keep logs?
No. Zero traffic, connection, or DNS logs. Full disk encryption everywhere.
Payment & Crypto
01 Which cryptocurrencies do you accept?
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and Tether (USDT). These cover the largest user bases and the cheapest transaction fees. No fiat is accepted.
02 Do you accept Monero?
Not at this time. Monero support may be added later based on demand. You can still achieve strong privacy by swapping BTC/ETH to our checkout address via a no-KYC exchange.
03 Are payments refundable?
Cryptocurrency payments are non-refundable by default. If you experience a verifiable SLA breach, service credits are applied to your account balance.
04 Do you store payment information?
We store only the transaction hash and the amount, for accounting purposes. No wallet addresses are retained longer than needed for the payment flow.
05 Can I pay with a voucher or prepaid card?
Not directly. You can convert a prepaid card to cryptocurrency through a no-KYC service and then pay us in crypto.
Legal & Privacy
01 Do you comply with DMCA takedowns?
Only for jurisdictions where DMCA has legal standing (none of ours). Iceland, Panama, Moldova, Romania, Switzerland and Russia do not enforce DMCA. The Netherlands is EU-based but historically tolerant.
02 What happens if law enforcement requests data?
Requests must go through the jurisdiction where the server physically resides. We publish a monthly warrant canary documenting the absence of secret orders. We cannot provide what we do not collect.
03 Do you keep any logs?
No traffic, connection, or DNS logs at the hypervisor level. The only operational data retained is payment transaction hashes and hardware health metrics (no user-attributable info).
04 Do I need to provide any personal information?
No. Zero personal information required: no email, no name, no phone, no ID. Payment in crypto generates a unique access token that replaces all account credentials.
05 Do GDPR or CCPA apply to my server?
If you host personal data of EU/CA residents, your application has compliance obligations. Our infrastructure does not collect or process personal data, so ServPrivacy itself is not a GDPR/CCPA data controller.
Technical
01 What virtualization do you use?
KVM full hardware virtualization — not LXC or OpenVZ containers. Full kernel control, custom ISOs, nested virt, and any Linux/BSD/Windows OS work out of the box.
02 Can I upload a custom ISO?
Yes. VPS and dedicated both support custom ISO upload: Whonix, Qubes (on dedi), pfSense, OpenBSD, custom builds — all supported.
03 Do you offer IPv6?
Yes, an IPv6 /64 is included on every VPS and dedicated server.
04 What is the deployment time?
VPS: under 5 minutes. Dedicated: 15 minutes to 1 hour depending on tier and ISO complexity.
05 How is DDoS protection configured?
L3/L4 DDoS filtering is enabled by default on every plan. For L7 DDoS (application layer), we recommend a Cloudflare-style CDN in front of your service.
Jurisdictions
01 Is Iceland a good location for anonymous hosting?
Yes. Iceland has some of the strongest free speech and privacy protections in the world. It is not an EU member, so GDPR does not apply to server-side operations. DMCA requests have no legal basis in Icelandic law.
02 Why is Panama popular for anonymous hosting?
Panama has zero data retention requirements and no MLAT with most western nations. This means there is no legal mechanism for most foreign governments to compel Panamanian hosting providers to hand over data.
03 Is Moldova a reliable hosting location?
Yes. While less well-known than Iceland or Switzerland, Moldova offers solid infrastructure with European peering. Its light regulatory environment and low costs make it a strong value proposition for offshore hosting.
04 Is Romania privacy-friendly despite being in the EU?
Yes. Romania's Constitutional Court has struck down data retention laws multiple times, creating strong legal precedent. Hosting providers in Romania are not required to retain user data, making it one of the most privacy-friendly EU members.
05 Why is Swiss hosting more expensive?
Switzerland offers the highest grade of legal protection, political neutrality, and infrastructure quality. Swiss data centers have some of the best uptime and power reliability globally. The premium price reflects the premium protection and performance.
06 Why choose Netherlands for hosting?
The Netherlands offers the best network peering in Europe through AMS-IX. Sub-10ms latency to most of Western Europe, excellent bandwidth capacity, and a historically tolerant hosting environment.
07 Can US or EU authorities take down content on Russian servers?
No. DMCA, EU court orders, and US subpoenas have no legal standing in Russia. Russian hosting providers have no obligation to comply with western legal processes.
Solutions
01 Is no-KYC hosting legal?
Yes, in every jurisdiction where we operate. Hosting providers are generally not legally required to collect customer identity (unlike banks or telecoms). Some countries impose such requirements, which is precisely why we do not operate in them.
02 Does "DMCA ignored" mean you allow piracy?
It means we do not act on US DMCA notices. What you host is your responsibility under the local law of your chosen jurisdiction. We do not audit content proactively except for universal red lines (CSAM, active malware, phishing).
03 Which cryptocurrencies do you accept?
Bitcoin (BTC, native), Ethereum (ETH on mainnet), Solana (SOL) and Tether (USDT as ERC-20 on Ethereum). No XRP, no Doge, no Lightning at the moment.
04 Is offshore hosting legal?
Yes, globally. Renting infrastructure in a foreign country is entirely legal in every democratic jurisdiction. The legality of what you host on it is determined by the law of the hosting country — not your residence country, not US federal law.
05 How can I be sure you actually collect nothing?
Read our Privacy Policy — it is a technical document listing every data collection point (we have zero). Our signup flow is inspectable: no hidden analytics, no third-party script. You can monitor your own traffic to verify we make no unexpected calls.
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