Does Blackwall VPN keep logs?

No. Blackwall VPN is a no-log service operated by Artevus Technologies. We do not monitor, record, or store browsing history, DNS queries, destination IP addresses, traffic content, or VPN connection history (when you connected, session length, or sites you reached). For free-tier accounts we store aggregate bandwidth totals only to enforce monthly and daily data limits, not what those bytes contained.

What personal data does Blackwall VPN collect?

We collect only what is needed to run the service: your email, account credentials, device identifier, platform (iOS or Android), server region selected, and WireGuard keys to provision your tunnel. Free-tier usage is metered with total bytes transferred per UTC day and month. We do not collect browsing history, DNS query logs, GPS location, or payment card numbers, subscriptions are billed by Apple or Google.

Which platforms and server regions are supported?

Blackwall VPN is available as a native app for iOS and Android. When you connect, traffic is routed through WireGuard in full-tunnel mode. Exit nodes are currently in the United States and India, you choose the region in the app, and sites you visit see that server's public IP, not your device's local address.

Can I use my account on more than one device?

Each account allows one active app login and one active VPN device at a time. Signing in on a new phone or tablet may revoke the previous session. Connecting from a new device may disconnect an existing VPN tunnel. You may receive a push notification or email when your session or VPN connection is replaced.

What are the free-tier data limits?

Free accounts include 10 GiB per UTC calendar month and 500 MiB per UTC calendar day. If a limit is reached, active VPN connections may be disconnected and new provisioning blocked until the next UTC period, or until you upgrade to Premium. Successful invite activations can add up to 3 GiB extra for the current month. Paid subscribers are not subject to these caps while their subscription is active.

How do Premium subscriptions and refunds work?

Premium is sold through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and managed via RevenueCat. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel in your Apple ID or Google Play account settings before the renewal date. Refunds are handled by the store where you purchased, Artevus does not process card payments directly and cannot issue store refunds on your behalf.

What happens when I delete my account?

Deleting your account in the app (Settings → Delete Account) is a soft delete: VPN access and sessions end immediately, but you can recover the account later via email verification. For permanent and irreversible erasure of all personal data, email privacy@artevus.com from your registered address with the subject "Permanent Account Erasure Request."

Does Blackwall VPN sell my data?

Never. We do not sell, rent, or use your personal data for advertising or ad targeting. Data obtained through the VPN is used only to provide and operate the service, consistent with Apple App Store Review Guideline 5.4. We share limited information with service providers (such as hosting, email, push notifications, and subscription processing) only under confidentiality obligations.

What is the main benefit of using split tunneling?

The primary benefit of split tunneling is flexibility. It enables high-bandwidth or delay-sensitive activities (like gaming or local network streaming) to run at maximum native ISP speed while maintaining encrypted VPN protection for privacy-sensitive tasks like web browsing or messaging.

Does split tunneling reduce overall VPN security?

Split tunneling does not weaken the encryption of traffic inside the VPN tunnel, but any application excluded from the tunnel bypasses VPN encryption entirely. Users should only exclude trusted apps such as local printer utilities or location-locked services.

Is split tunneling available on mobile VPN apps?

Yes. Many modern mobile VPN apps allow per-app split tunneling on Android and iOS, giving users control over which mobile applications route traffic through the encrypted VPN tunnel.

What Is Split Tunneling in a VPN? (Simple Explanation)

What Split Tunneling Means in Plain Terms

Imagine a highway system with two separate routes departing from your home device. One highway is an enclosed, encrypted underground tunnel leading directly to your VPN server. The other highway is your local open roadway provided directly by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Without split tunneling, every single piece of data, whether an encrypted messaging packet, a local printer job, or a 4K video stream, is forced down the encrypted underground tunnel. Split tunneling acts as an intelligent traffic dispatcher: it sends sensitive data through the secured VPN tunnel while letting non-sensitive or speed-critical traffic use the direct local road.

This selective routing capability is configured inside a split tunneling vpn app, giving users custom per-app or per-domain rules without needing to manually disconnect and reconnect their VPN throughout the day.

How Split Tunneling Differs from Full-Tunnel VPN Mode

To understand why split tunneling is useful, it helps to compare the two operational modes used by virtual private networks:

Full-Tunnel Mode (Default): 100% of network packets originating from your operating system pass through the VPN protocol layer (such as WireGuard or OpenVPN), get encrypted with AES-256 or ChaCha20, and exit out of the remote VPN server location. Your ISP sees only encrypted blobs directed to one IP address.
Split-Tunnel Mode (Selective): Network routing tables are modified dynamically so that only specified applications or IP destinations enter the VPN tunnel interface. Excluded traffic leaves your physical network interface directly, using your real public IP address.

Full-tunnel mode provides maximum paranoia-level security because no single application can accidentally leak unencrypted packets. Split-tunnel mode sacrifices blanket coverage for operational efficiency and local network compatibility.

Common Use Cases for Split Tunneling

Why would you want certain traffic to bypass your VPN? Users rely on split tunneling in several key scenarios:

1. Accessing Sensitive Local Network Devices

In a full-tunnel environment, your device routes network discovery packets into the VPN tunnel, which often breaks access to local Wi-Fi printers, Network Attached Storage (NAS) drives, or smart home hubs (like Chromecast or Sonos). Split tunneling allows local subnet traffic (e.g., 192.168.1.x) to stay on your local network while internet browsing stays encrypted.

2. Mobile Banking and Strict Location Verification

Financial institutions and mobile banking applications frequently flag or block logins originating from VPN server IP ranges to prevent fraud. By excluding your banking app via split tunneling, you can manage your accounts securely using your legitimate carrier IP without turning off protection for the rest of your phone.

3. High-Bandwidth Streaming and Low-Latency Gaming

Large downloads, game updates, or high-bitrate video streams consume substantial VPN bandwidth and can introduce slight latency overhead. Routing online multiplayer games directly via your native ISP connection ensures the lowest possible ping times while keep-alive tasks or web research stay protected behind the VPN tunnel.

Security Trade-Offs to Be Aware Of

While split tunneling offers convenient flexibility, it introduces specific privacy risks that every user should understand:

Key Risk: Excluded apps transmit unencrypted data over your local physical connection, revealing your real IP address and DNS requests for those specific activities.

Unprotected Data Streams: Any application designated to bypass the VPN exposes its raw traffic on public networks. If you exclude a browser app while connected to airport Wi-Fi, malicious packet sniffers on that network can view unencrypted HTTP traffic from that browser.
DNS Leak Vulnerabilities: Flawless split tunneling implementations must carefully isolate DNS resolution. If an excluded application sends DNS queries through the VPN resolver (or vice versa), it can cause cross-interface DNS leaks.
Increased Configuration Complexity: Manually managing excluded app lists creates room for human error. For example, forgetting that a cloud storage client was excluded could inadvertently upload unencrypted documents over open Wi-Fi.

How Blackwall VPN Handles Selective Routing

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Blackwall VPN prioritizes lightweight mobile security built around modern WireGuard cryptography. In environments where split tunneling is supported, selective routing rules ensure that designated application traffic maintains native speed while non-excluded traffic is protected by AES-256 encryption and a native system kill switch on iOS and Android.

Because Blackwall VPN operates under Swiss data protection jurisdiction with a no-logs policy independently verified by Meridian Labs, any data entering the encrypted tunnel remains completely confidential with zero session metadata recorded.

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