PrivacyBasics

Brand-neutral general educational reference — not a product recommendation, endorsement, or sale

PrivacyBasics is a VPN and privacy-tool concept reference for learning and general technical understanding. It is never a recommendation, endorsement, or sale of any specific product, brand, or service, and never a guarantee of privacy, anonymity, or security. It describes technologies and concepts only — no specific commercial VPN product, browser, or company is ever named or endorsed. Every tool response carries a disclaimer field restating this.

What PrivacyBasics is for

The questions that come up before choosing (or trusting) a privacy tool — what a VPN actually encrypts and hides, what it does not protect against, how it really compares to Tor or an ad blocker, and what to ask a provider before trusting it — answered with accurate, honest technical reference and no upstream calls or data about the user stored.

What it does

vpn_mechanism explains what a VPN actually does — encrypts traffic between your device and the VPN server and hides your IP from the destination — and is explicit about its limits: it does not make you anonymous in any absolute sense, does not encrypt traffic end-to-end to the destination, and does not protect against phishing, malware, weak passwords, browser fingerprinting, or logged-in account tracking, because the VPN provider itself sits in the middle of every connection. category_comparison gives a genuine technical comparison of VPN, Tor, privacy-focused browsers, ad/tracker blockers, and encrypted messaging — what each protects, its trust model (a VPN needs one trusted operator; Tor splits trust across independent relays), relative performance, and what it does not provide. protection_checklist returns two non-overlapping lists: what a VPN protects against and what it does not. privacy_glossary defines core terms: no-logs policy, kill switch, split tunneling, DNS leak, WebRTC leak, end-to-end encryption vs. encryption-in-transit, and more. evaluation_framework is a neutral checklist of questions to ask before choosing any privacy tool — jurisdiction, logging-policy specificity, independent audits, open-source status, and funding model.

What it is not

Not a shopping guide, not a VPN or privacy-product seller or broker, and not a compatibility or trust database for any specific provider. It does not know any specific vendor's current logging practices, audit status, or jurisdiction — those change and must be verified directly with the provider and independent auditors. It is not a substitute for defining your own threat model: the right combination of tools depends entirely on who you're protecting your data from and what they're capable of.

PrivacyBasics — Privacy Policy

Effective 28 September 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What PrivacyBasics is. PrivacyBasics is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that AI assistants and personal agents call on your behalf for a brand-neutral VPN/privacy-tool concept reference, a technical category comparison, a protects/does-not-protect checklist, a glossary, and a provider-evaluation framework. PrivacyBasics is general educational reference only and is never a product recommendation, endorsement, or sale. It does not itself provide, resell, or broker any VPN or other privacy service. You interact with your assistant; the assistant sends us only the arguments needed for that one lookup.

What we receive. The arguments of each tool call — for example a list of category names or a glossary term — the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant, and a Pro API key if you have one), and standard server logs.

Everything is answered locally and nothing is stored. PrivacyBasics makes zero upstream/network calls: every response is drawn from bundled, hand-curated reference data. No request is forwarded to any third party, and no query is logged in request bodies, recorded, or used to train anything.

What we do not receive or store. We do not receive your conversation with the assistant or your name, and we do not build a profile from your queries: each request is answered independently and nothing carries over between requests. We do not know which privacy tools, VPNs, or browsers you use or are considering. Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting-provider access logs, which contain IP addresses and request paths but not request bodies, are retained for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention.

Sub-processors. None — the entire reference dataset is bundled with the server and served locally. Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Legal bases and your rights. Our processing is necessary to provide the service you request through your assistant. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete personal data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. We do not sell or share personal information and do not use your data to train models.

Children. PrivacyBasics is a general-audience service operated by the adult using the assistant.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

PrivacyBasics — Terms of Service

Effective 28 September 2026. These terms govern use of the PrivacyBasics connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

1. The Service. PrivacyBasics returns a brand-neutral VPN/privacy-tool mechanism explainer, a category comparison, a protects/does-not-protect checklist, glossary definitions, and a provider-evaluation framework, all from hand-curated reference data. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP.
2. General educational reference only — not a product recommendation, endorsement, or sale. PrivacyBasics is not a VPN provider, a retailer, a certification body, or a compatibility/trust database for any specific provider. It does not sell, resell, or broker any VPN or privacy service. Nothing the Service returns is a guarantee of privacy, anonymity, or security for any particular use, tool, or provider. Provider practices (logging policy, jurisdiction, audit status) change and must be verified directly with the provider and independent auditors before you rely on them.
3. No liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any loss arising from or related to any privacy, security, or purchasing decision made in reliance on the Service. Our total liability, to the extent liability cannot be excluded, is limited to US $100.
4. General reference, not personalized advice. The Service describes technologies and concepts in general terms; it does not assess your specific threat model, device, network, or any specific vendor's current practices.
5. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome.
6. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time.
7. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: your query is answered from bundled reference data, and nothing is stored.
8. Pro keys. Optional Pro API keys are issued at our discretion, are personal to the holder and may be revoked for abuse.
9. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
10. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/privacybasics

PrivacyBasics support

Email agent@connectorbay.com. We answer within two business days.

• MCP endpoint: https://privacybasics.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: https://privacybasics.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Live status: https://privacybasics.connectorbay.com/health

When you report a problem, include the question you asked your agent, roughly when, and which agent you used (for example Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini). Never send us passwords, account numbers or ID numbers. PrivacyBasics never asks for them.