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No‑Log Policy

Network Privacy

VPN (Virtual Private Network) Privacy Notice IP Logging

Operational claim limiting retention of identifiable logs.

Definition

A no-log policy states that the provider limits or avoids retention of logs that could identify users or correlate activity, but scope varies and should be verified.

In plain English Operational claim limiting retention of identifiable logs.

Why this matters

Why it matters: Policy scope and enforcement determine real privacy; ambiguous definitions can mislead users.

Example

Example: Provider logs only aggregated metrics, not per-user source IP or connection times.