This guide explains whether Private Internet Access (PIA) is headquartered in a Fourteen Eyes country and what that means for PIA's privacy practices.
What Is the Fourteen Eyes Alliance?
The Fourteen Eyes alliance is an intelligence-sharing agreement between 14 countries, including the US. Member countries cooperate by sharing intelligence in accordance with their respective laws.
Is PIA Located in a Fourteen Eyes Country?
Yes. PIA is headquartered in the US, which is a member of the Fourteen Eyes alliance.
What Does This Mean for Your Privacy?
Being headquartered in a Fourteen Eyes country does not change PIA's commitment to protecting your privacy.
PIA maintains a strict no-logs policy, which has been independently verified through third-party audits. It doesn’t collect or store information about your browsing activity or the websites you visit. As a result, PIA does not retain activity logs that could be used to link your browsing activity to your account.
A company's headquarters location does not, by itself, determine what customer activity data it has available to disclose. If PIA receives a lawful request for information, it can't provide information that it doesn't have.