When using a VPN it is important to know what networking infrastructures you are actually interacting with. Very few VPN providers own and operate their own servers.
Using the traceroute tool you can see that while using the Seattle based Private Internet Access server, you will connect to multiple Cogentco and Iomart servers along the way.
| 1 | lo0-0.gw2.cjj1.us.linode.com 173.255.239.102 | LINODE-AP Linode, LLC, US | 173.255.239.0/24 |  | 0.0% | 0.83ms |
| 2 | nyk-b10-link.ip.twelve99.net 213.248.78.32 | TWELVE99 Arelion, fka Telia Carrier, SE | 213.248.64.0/18 |  | 0.0% | 1.59ms |
| 3 | nyk-bb2-link.ip.twelve99.net 62.115.136.170 | TWELVE99 Arelion, fka Telia Carrier, SE | 62.115.0.0/16 | | 0.0% | 1.74ms |
| 4 | nyk-b7-link.ip.twelve99.net 62.115.143.13 | TWELVE99 Arelion, fka Telia Carrier, SE | 62.115.0.0/16 | | 0.0% | 2.05ms |
| 5 | ??? | |||||
| 6 | be3363.ccr42.jfk02.atlas.cogentco.com 154.54.3.125 | COGENT-174, US | 154.48.0.0/12 | | 0.0% | 2.74ms |
| 7 | be2890.ccr22.cle04.atlas.cogentco.com 154.54.82.245 | COGENT-174, US | 154.48.0.0/12 | | 0.0% | 16.05ms |
| 8 | be2718.ccr42.ord01.atlas.cogentco.com 154.54.7.129 | COGENT-174, US | 154.48.0.0/12 | | 0.0% | 20.05ms |
| 9 | be2832.ccr22.mci01.atlas.cogentco.com 154.54.44.169 | COGENT-174, US | 154.48.0.0/12 | | 0.0% | 42.19ms |
| 10 | be3036.ccr22.den01.atlas.cogentco.com 154.54.31.89 | COGENT-174, US | 154.48.0.0/12 | | 0.0% | 46.09ms |
| 11 | be3038.ccr32.slc01.atlas.cogentco.com 154.54.42.97 | COGENT-174, US | 154.48.0.0/12 | | 0.0% | 57.17ms |
| 12 | be2029.ccr22.sea02.atlas.cogentco.com 154.54.86.110 | COGENT-174, US | 154.48.0.0/12 | | 0.0% | 74.56ms |
| 13 | be2074.rcr21.b052488-1.sea02.atlas.cogentco.com 154.54.47.110 | COGENT-174, US | 154.48.0.0/12 | | 0.0% | 72.04ms |
| 14 | 154.21.20.87 | COGENT-174, US | 154.21.0.0/16 | | 0.0% | 66.61ms |