That's very simplistic assumption. If the German state machinery is determined to get you, ISP and VPN provider have a threshold beyond which they'll give up.
Many many examples out there. "We don't keep logs" is not good enough neither realistic because how else a VPN provider is supposed to protect itself if it doesn't keep a log of what's happening inside and through its own systems.
Protect itself from what? They're not responsible for what their users do online.