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Saint Kitts and Nevis — BitVPS 的公司注册司法管辖区

Where BitVPS Ltd. is incorporated — a Nevis Business Corporation outside the United States, the European Union, and the 14-Eyes signals-intelligence sphere for legal-process purposes.

Saint Kitts and Nevis is a sovereign federation in the Eastern Caribbean of two islands and roughly 53,000 people. Its Nevis Business Corporation Ordinance (1984, amended 2018) is the statute under which BitVPS Ltd. exists. For an offshore hosting customer, Nevis matters because court orders to compel disclosure must be served, litigated, and won inside Nevis — not faxed from elsewhere.

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14 眼联盟之外 无等效 DMCA 规定 无数据留存法律 在 Nevis 送达的法院命令
地理与政治

Nevis 是什么—— 地理与政治上

圣基茨和尼维斯(正式名称为圣克里斯托弗和尼维斯联邦)是东加勒比海背风群岛中的一个主权双岛国家。它位于波多黎各以东约 320 公里、安提瓜西北约 80 公里处。圣基茨是两岛中较大的一个,面积 168 平方公里;尼维斯为 93 平方公里。总人口约 53,000 人,其中约 11,000 人居住在尼维斯。BitVPS Ltd. 注册于尼维斯,地处西海岸的查尔斯敦镇。

该联邦于 1983 年 9 月 19 日从英国独立,是西半球最年轻的主权国家。它依 1983 年宪法以威斯敏斯特式议会民主制运作。王室由一位总督在当地代表;一位民选总理在圣基茨的巴斯特尔领导联邦政府。尼维斯本身依联邦宪法第 103 条设有自己的总理和岛屿议会,这正是为何尼维斯特有的立法——包括我们据以注册的《尼维斯商业公司条例》——是由尼维斯直接通过,而非来自圣基茨的联邦议会。

圣基茨和尼维斯是联合国、英联邦、CARICOM(加勒比共同体)、东加勒比国家组织(OECS)以及联合国开发计划署的成员国。它 欧盟、北约,或五眼/九眼/14 眼信号情报联盟的成员。货币为东加勒比元,自 1976 年起以 2.7 的固定汇率与美元挂钩。官方语言为英语;法律体系为独立时所承袭的英国普通法,并经联邦和尼维斯成文法修订。

在政治上,该联邦自 1983 年以来一直举行连续、有竞争、和平的选举。它不曾经历政变、对外资财产的非司法国有化、法院停摆,也不曾发生凌驾于法治之上的宪政危机。其主要的外部压力来自气候(大西洋飓风季)而非政治。主权信用评级(穆迪截至 2024 年评定为 B1 稳定)反映出一个虽小但运转正常的经济体,其各项制度按设计如常运作。

公司结构

BitVPS 为何选择 Nevis 专题

一家以隐私为本的托管公司大约有二十个离岸公司注册司法管辖区可供选择。其中只有少数几个能同时具备假名化的高管签署、反取证的诉讼费用保证金、缺位的数据留存成文法,以及一条以年计的多级上诉链。尼维斯四者皆备。

BitVPS Ltd. is registered in Charlestown, Nevis as Nevis Business Corporation number C 59284-2024. Our registered office is PO Box 556, KN-1 4321. The corporate registry filing is verifiable via the Nevis Financial Services Regulatory Commission. Our /about/ page documents incorporation date (1 May 2024); our /canary/ page documents the operating posture that the corporate structure is built to defend.

选择在尼维斯而非任何一个我们硬件所在的欧盟司法管辖区(冰岛、荷兰、罗马尼亚、瑞士)注册公司,是经过深思熟虑的。它遵循我们在以下页面所阐述的运营原则 /about/:公司主体坐落在最难被胁迫之处;硬件坐落在最适合运行工作负载之处。 一家尼维斯商业公司可以同时在十几个国家拥有并租赁基础设施——关键在于,针对该公司本身的法律程序,必须在尼维斯的法庭上提起、诉讼并胜诉。我们的 warrant canary法律页面 记录该公司结构旨在捍卫的运营立场。

尼维斯注册带来三项运营层面的后果。第一,向我们送达外国法院命令的客户,会被礼貌地告知:该命令在经圣基茨和尼维斯高等法院本土化之前不具有法定效力。第二,针对作为 IBC 的我们的民事取证行动须受 §69 诉讼费用保证金约束——这是一道程序性屏障,能在那些钓鱼式诉讼耗费工程时间之前将其过滤掉。第三,上诉链(高等法院 → 东加勒比上诉法院 → 枢密院)给予任何强制提供命令以年为单位的法律缓冲期,在此期间我们的客户可以在搜查令金丝雀上看到,确有事情正在发生。

法律事实

Nevis 法律 实际所述

关于 Nevis 商业公司适用法律制度的十二项事实。每项均来源于一手法规或东加勒比最高法院程序规则——引用来源见本页底部。

法律程序

一份法院命令如何旅行—— 又在何处受阻

外国传票不是尼维斯传票。要从一家尼维斯商业公司强制取得资料,外国请求方必须穿越下文记录的整条司法链——而且如果其目标是 NBCO §69 项下的尼维斯 IBC,还须在第一步缴纳诉讼费用保证金。

第 1 步——在尼维斯送达。 程序文书必须送达至尼维斯的注册代理人。寄往境外托管地址的文件不具有法定效力。注册代理人是一家持牌的当地律师事务所,而非邮政信箱。

第 2 步——高等法院(一审)。 针对尼维斯 IBC 的民事和商事诉讼由圣基茨和尼维斯高等法院审理,对于尼维斯本土公司则在查尔斯敦(尼维斯巡回庭)开庭。程序受 2000 年 OECS 民事程序规则约束,该规则提供的取证范围比美式钓鱼式诉状更窄。一桩有争议的强制提供申请在一审阶段预计需要 4–9 个月。

第 3 步——东加勒比最高法院上诉法院。 对高等法院的上诉提交至东加勒比最高法院上诉法院,这是一个巡回审理、覆盖九个 OECS 成员国的法院。庭审设于圣卢西亚和安提瓜。上诉法院可以在上诉待决期间中止一审命令的执行——对于强制提供命令而言,这是一项常被准予的救济。预计上诉再需 6–12 个月。

第 4 步——枢密院司法委员会。 该联邦保留了伦敦的枢密院司法委员会作为其终审法院——圣基茨和尼维斯并未像伯利兹、巴巴多斯、多米尼克或圭亚那那样,将终审管辖权移交给加勒比法院。枢密院又增加了一层以年计的上诉环节。这在程序上是故意求慢的:它给予被申请方——包括托管服务商——以缓冲期,去对那些本可能被橡皮图章式批准的命令展开诉讼。

这条链上有两个实际的限制。第一,枢密院不是一个国家安全例外法院——国际私法中的公共政策例外(针对那些与尼维斯公共政策相冲突的命令拒不执行)位于上诉阶梯的顶端,而非其下。第二,在真正的刑事事项中,MLAT 请求比民事取证推进得更快——圣基茨和尼维斯与美国订有一份 1997 年的 MLAT,它经由(而非越过)尼维斯法院运作。我们在下方常见问题中记录了 MLAT 流程及其限制。

税务与公司

税务事实—— 简短而实事求是

BitVPS 在尼维斯注册并非为了优化税务——我们在尼维斯注册是为了上文所记录的法律程序立场。下面的税务事实仅为完整起见列出,而非为了营销。

税务 / 费用 Nevis IBC 的处理方式
No corporate income tax on Nevis Business Corporation profits earned outside the Federation (territorial taxation, NBCO §57).
No withholding tax on dividends, interest, royalties or service fees paid to non-residents.
No capital-gains tax for Nevis IBCs.
No VAT on services rendered to non-Nevisian customers.
No stamp duty on share transfers between non-residents.
A flat US$220 government renewal fee applies annually — there is no revenue-linked corporate tax for offshore activities.
司法链条

尼维斯司法链 详解

关于管辖 Nevis 商业公司的法院的八项事实。

诚实说明局限

Nevis 注册 不意味着

关于这一主题的营销文案常常夸大其中的保护。我们是一家托管公司,运作于一个真实的法律体系之中,而非一个幻想的体系。尼维斯公司注册并不能给你以下五样东西。

1. 它不是 CSAM 避风港。 尼维斯成文法依《侵害人身罪法》和 2012 年《性犯罪法》将儿童性虐待材料定罪。BitVPS 在首次接到可信举报时即终止托管 CSAM 的账户——并通过我们的尼维斯法律顾问全面配合 NCMEC 转介。这个星球上没有任何一个司法管辖区会托管 CSAM,我们也不是。

2. 它不能取代你所在司法管辖区的刑法。 如果你居住在 X 国,并运营一项违反 X 国刑法的业务,那么把你的机器托管在一家注册于尼维斯的服务商处,并不能为你提供庇护。尼维斯公司注册庇护的是 我们 使其免于沦为 X 国检察官对付你的爪牙——它并不能让你免于被 X 国检察官逮捕。挑选托管服务商,应当依据它如何约束 托管商,而非它如何让用户隐形。

3. MLAT 请求可以被处理。 圣基茨和尼维斯与美国订有一份覆盖严重刑事事项的 1997 年司法互助条约。MLAT 流程经由尼维斯法院运作——意味着上文所记录的诉讼费用保证金、本土化和上诉步骤依然适用——但它是一条真实的渠道,而非一纸空文。我们不声称尼维斯不予配合;我们声称它在程序上求慢、透明(金丝雀反映我们收到的每一份命令),并且仅限于真正的刑事事项,而非民事钓鱼。

4. 它不是为你的业务设计的避税方案。 一家尼维斯商业公司的属地税收待遇适用于 该尼维斯 IBC 的 收入,而非其客户的收入。如果你的税务居民身份在别处,你的纳税义务由你税务居民所在地的法律管辖。我们是一家托管服务商,不是你的税务顾问,如果你对自身的税务状况有疑问,我们强烈建议你咨询一位税务顾问。

5. 制裁法具有域外触及力。 美国 OFAC 和欧盟制裁制度,可以通过对我们的银行合作伙伴和设备供应商施加次级制裁风险,迫使一家尼维斯 IBC 拒绝与受制裁的个人或实体开展业务。我们不与列入 OFAC、欧盟或联合国合并制裁名单上的各方往来,并遵守我们的 可接受使用政策滥用政策。尼维斯注册是一种立场,而非一项豁免。

常见问题

圣基茨和尼维斯托管司法管辖区—— 常见问题

What is Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis (officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) is a sovereign two-island country in the Eastern Caribbean, independent from the United Kingdom since 19 September 1983. Population is about 53,000. The capital is Basseterre on Saint Kitts; BitVPS Ltd.'s registered office is on Nevis, in the town of Charlestown. The Federation operates as a Westminster parliamentary democracy with a Governor-General representing the Crown and a Prime Minister leading the elected government. Nevis itself has its own Premier and Island Assembly under the federal constitution — meaning Nevis-specific corporate statutes (the Nevis Business Corporation Ordinance) are passed locally rather than from Saint Kitts.
Why is BitVPS incorporated there?
Three reasons. First, the Nevis Business Corporation Ordinance is one of the few corporate statutes that combines pseudonymous officer-signing with a US$25,000 cost-bond barrier against speculative civil discovery — a concrete obstacle to fishing-expedition lawsuits aimed at hosting providers. Second, Nevis sits outside the EU, the United States, and the Five/Nine/14-Eyes signals-intelligence sphere for legal-process purposes — so a court order issued in any of those jurisdictions has to be domesticated in Nevis before it has any effect on us. Third, the Privy Council appellate chain is long enough that any compelled production order takes years of legal runway, during which our customers know what is happening (because the warrant canary will reflect it). It is not a tax decision — see /about/ for the operating thesis.
Is Saint Kitts and Nevis in the 14-Eyes alliance?
No. The Five Eyes (USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) is the original signals-intelligence sharing alliance that grew out of the 1946 UKUSA Agreement; the Nine Eyes (adds Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway) and 14-Eyes (further adds Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Sweden) are documented expansions. Saint Kitts and Nevis is not a member of any of those tiers. The Federation is a Commonwealth realm and a member of CARICOM and the OECS, but those are political and economic blocs without the data-sharing protocols that 14-Eyes membership implies.
How does Nevis handle subpoenas issued in the US or EU?
A foreign subpoena has no direct effect in Nevis. To compel production from a Nevis Business Corporation, a foreign requestor must (1) bring an action in Nevis, typically through the High Court of Justice; (2) post the cost-bond required by NBCO §69 if the action targets a Nevis IBC; (3) prevail at first instance under OECS Civil Procedure Rules; and (4) survive any appeal to the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal and ultimately the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London. This is procedurally slow on purpose — the timeline is typically 12–24 months end-to-end, during which the corporation's warrant canary will tell its customers what is happening.
What if Nevis cooperates with the US under MLAT?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has a 1997 MLAT with the United States that covers serious criminal matters. Two practical limits make it less of a backdoor than it sounds. First, the MLAT does not override the substantive law of Nevis — meaning a US prosecutor can ask the Nevis Attorney General to obtain something a US court could compel domestically, but Nevis can decline if the underlying conduct would not be a Nevis offence. Second, the MLAT process runs through the Nevisian courts, not over them — so the cost-bond, domestication and appellate steps still apply. We do not claim Nevis is uncooperative; we claim it is procedurally slow, transparent (the canary reflects it), and limited to genuine criminal matters rather than civil fishing.
Is Saint Kitts and Nevis politically stable?
Yes. Saint Kitts and Nevis has held free elections continuously since independence in 1983. There has been no coup, no constitutional crisis with extra-judicial seizure, no nationalisation of foreign-owned corporations, and no suspension of the courts. Sovereign credit ratings (Moody's assessed B1 stable as of 2024) reflect a small but functioning economy whose primary external pressures are climate-related (hurricane season) rather than political. The Nevis judicial chain — High Court → Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court → Privy Council — has been uninterrupted since independence.
Where can I verify BitVPS Ltd. registration?
BitVPS Ltd. is filed with the Nevis Financial Services Regulatory Commission as a Business Corporation under number C 59284-2024. The corporate filing is referenced on our /about/ page (incorporation date, registered office) and is visible on every PGP-signed warrant-canary statement we publish at /canary/. The Nevisian registry does not publish beneficial-ownership data publicly to the open web — that is a deliberate feature of the NBCO statute, not a reason to doubt the registration. Customers wanting third-party verification can request the Certificate of Good Standing through any licensed Nevis registered agent.
Does Nevis have a data-retention law?
No. There is no Nevis primary legislation that imposes blanket data-retention requirements on digital service providers comparable to the EU Data Retention Directive (2006/24/EC, struck down by the CJEU in 2014 but partially mirrored in member-state law) or the United Kingdom's Investigatory Powers Act 2016. Nevis hosting providers retain only the records they choose to retain for operational reasons — for BitVPS, that is billing data and panel-action logs, with NIC mirroring, netflow and ARP retention all explicitly disabled. The absence of a retention statute is what makes "we do not log" a legally durable claim rather than a marketing one.
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外部 来源

本页上的每一项事实都可追溯到下方某一处一手出处。我们没有通过二手评论加以转述——成文法和法院说了什么,就是什么。

了解该司法管辖区所捍卫的 运营立场。

/about/ 页面记录了创立理念。/canary/ 页面记录了每周的证明。/legal/ 各页记录了规则。