******************************************** * SAMPLE EULA for software using SoftMeter * * If you improve this file while including * * it in your software, please send us back * * your improvements. * ******************************************** ===================================================================== End User License Agreement | License version 1.5 ===================================================================== Introduction. ---------------- This software program uses the SoftMeter library component that allows the developer of the software ("DEVELOPER") to collect anonymous installation and run-time usage statistics of the software. In brief. ---------------- - No personal information is collected. - The data are not sold, nor used/given/shared with 3rd parties. - The platform of Google Analytics is used for the data collection and reporting. The privacy and personal data policies of Google's Measurement Protocol are also respected. - You can turn off the data collection if you do not consent to it. Purpose of data collection. ------------- The data are collected for the sole purpose of monitoring the good running of the program and identifying areas for improvement, discover incompatibilities with specific operating systems, estimate the size of the user base, plan and respond to increases in demand, estimate the usefulness of the various features of the program, etc. Type of data. ---------------- The data collected are completely anonymous and consist of parameters like the operating system, the version of the software, the screen resolution, the country, any errors occurred during the running of the program, etc. The same type of data are commonly collected every time you visit anonymously a website. This is mentioned to allow you to understand the analogy between the data collected by this program and the commonly used data collection that is a norm on the internet. You can read more information about the data collection and processing here: https://www.starmessagesoftware.com/softmeter/data Storage of the data. ------------- Google Analytics is used as the reporting platform for the data. Data are transfered directly from the program to the secure platform of Google Analytics. The Google privacy and personal data protection policies apply. Who has access to the data. ------------- - StarMessage software, the maker of SoftMeter - Turning On/Off the data collection. ---------------- The software provides you with an option to enable or disable the data collection at any time. If you do not consent to the collection of the data, you can use this option to disable this functionality. More information about the telemetry library ------------- You can read more information about SoftMeter at http://www.StarMessageSoftware.com/softmeter