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Do you need ID for Hetzner?
seller_serpent
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Hi guys, thinking of buying a 64TB server from hetzner auction - for Plex and *Arr services. Planning on paying with PayPal. Do they insist on ID verification? Do they enforce VAT? Thanks
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They enforce VAT in the way they should (so it depends on customer location and type). I believe they still do ask for ID but I am not sure about that.
I mean if I use revolut and put down Qatar as my location, I wouldn’t need to pay VAT - would they then ask for ID to prove address etc?
I think it depends on where you live. I know a few people in Scandinavian countries who bought and never had to show ID.
I think if you sign up from a country where there's no VAT they will demand ID. Also if you order with a VPN.
When I placed the order for a server from the bidding zone, they have not requested any ID... however, that was last year I believe.
Yes. am from Asia and was asked for passport pic.
Yes I had a storage box with them some years ago and they required ID for that I also signed up for their storage share and they then also wanted ID for that too .... and yes they charged me VAT
This sounds so sketchy that I hope you will have to be verified by showing your ID! There is a reason why you have to put in your address and details correctly.
I from Sweden, they did not asked ID. However I didn't faked anything.
When I signed up a few years ago, I was prompted with the option to either verify my PayPal account by sending them $20 or verifying my ID. According to some people I know who have tried to sign up this year, they now only allow ID verification, but that might not be the case for everyone.
Besides of VAT, they also charge sales tax in some US States.
they only want your cash.
Not really. They also want to keep their IP ranges clean. Personally, I think that is worth more than $25 a month that a spammer would give them...
they ask for id if they feel like it for the first order, if you do not get asked for an id when you order, you will certainly get asked for it when you reach a bandwidth limit
they allow copyright?
No. But I know some people using them to host Plex and *arr too. Mostly for personal uses or share with friends/family.
If you set out to create a fraudulent account, then I hope their fraud system picks up on it and does KYC. Honestly, if you are worried about KYC, you're probably not the kind of customer they want anyway.
If you create a legitimate account, using valid details, and without using a VPN then you may or may not get asked for KYC. But even if you do, you have nothing to worry about.
Personally, for my business account which purchased a server from a residential IP registered in the same city as my card billing address and company's registered address seemed to be sufficient that they didn't ask for any verification.
Yes. They have a legal requirement to do so, and can face large financial penalties for failing to do so. This is one of the reasons why KYC is important to them.