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KYC (identity verification)

KYC, know your customer, is the collection of identity documents and business information before a service is sold. Proxy providers differ widely: some require it for every account, some only above a spending threshold or for specific products, and some never ask, relying on an enforced acceptable use policy and abuse handling instead. The choice reflects the provider's payment methods, jurisdiction and target customers, and it decides how much personal data a customer must hand over to buy bandwidth.

1 min read Also called know your customer, identity check, no-KYC proxies Updated

Typical policies#

PolicyCommon atWhat it means for you
Mandatory KYCEnterprise vendors, card-based checkoutsDocuments before the first purchase
Threshold KYCMid-market providersDocuments once spending passes an amount or for static products
No KYCCrypto-native providersAn email address opens the account; rules enforced on behaviour

No KYC is not no rules#

A provider that does not verify identity still enforces its acceptable use policy: abuse reports are investigated, offending accounts are closed, and cooperation with authorities happens where the law requires. Privacy at sign-up and accountability for abuse are compatible.

How it works at ProxShift#

ProxShift asks for an email address and a password, nothing else: no identity documents, no phone number, no sales call. What it does enforce is the acceptable use policy, on every network.

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