body: I understand in this age that there are several uses for vpns.
  
  
  As such I did some research and decided to use nord as they seemed popular and claimed to not log.
  
  
  However when I connect to certain servers in Europe and google what is my isp it brings back a company called M247 ltd. which appears to be based out of the UK.
  
  
  Now my questions is this:
  
  
  How can nord (or any other big provider) possibly claim a no log policy if they are simply renting the servers and since m247 is based in the U.K. Could they be forced to log turn over information even without consent of nord because the company is based in the U.K. even if the physical server is somewhere else like Switzerland for instance?
  
  
  I get nothing is completely 100% and there has to be some level of trust but they claim no logs so surely they must have some controls over the logging of the servers they rent from m247 (or others who provide servers to them).
  
  
  This seems like it would be a problem for any vpn provider who rented servers (which is a lot of big providers).
  
  
  So what exactly is going on? Are they renting the servers and then nord install something to secure the servers from logging or is all traffic anonymised by the vpn before it even reaches the server? Or maybe they have a policy with the owner of the server to not log?
  
  
  Hopefully it is clear what I am asking.
  
  
  Thank you.
  
  
  
title: Should I be concerned my vpn server provider is based in the U.K.?