A VPN — virtual private network — builds an encrypted tunnel between your device and a server you trust. Your internet provider and the Wi-Fi you are on see only scrambled data, and the sites you open see the server's address instead of yours.
Page requests, messages and app traffic leave your device already scrambled. Nobody on the path — café Wi-Fi, mobile carrier, building network — can read them.
Websites and apps see the VPN server's IP, not your home or mobile address. Your approximate location stops leaking to every site you open.
On open networks anyone can intercept unencrypted traffic. The tunnel makes that impossible — your session stays private even on airport or hotel Wi-Fi.
RunVPN keeps no record of the sites you visit while connected. Use it on up to 3 devices at once with a single subscription.
A VPN is a strong layer of network privacy, not an invisibility cloak. It does not log you out of accounts that already know you, it does not remove malware, and it does not replace strong passwords or two-factor authentication. Treat it as one layer in a stack, not a single magic switch.
In most countries using a VPN for privacy and security is completely legal. RunVPN is built as a privacy tool that encrypts your connection and protects your data.
Modern transports add only a small overhead. RunVPN runs on the Xray engine with VLESS-Reality (XTLS-Vision) — efficient and tuned for speed, so the difference on a nearby server is minimal.
Yes. Your provider can see that you are connected to a VPN, but not which sites you open or what you send through the encrypted tunnel.