Information collected by Redgate products
Published 10 June 2016
To help us improve product quality and features, Redgate tools collect a little information about how they are used. All products share some basic usage information with Redgate (this is set out in our privacy policy) and you have the option to participate in our quality improvement program which shares more detailed information.
We're currently changing the way some of this technology is implemented in our products, so it’s not yet completely consistent across them all. There's more information below on which products use which settings.
Information shared
Some data is always shared with Redgate:
- Simple system information such as operating system, localization details, processor and the amount of memory
- When the product is used
If you participate in the quality improvement program, products may share other information.
This varies depending on the product, but may typically include:
- Product settings and options selected
- Feature usage information such as buttons clicked
Information that is not collected:
- Personal data such as internet history, or what you use the program for
- Files opened by the program
How Redgate uses this information
Information you share allows us to improve product quality and features in a variety of ways, for example:
- Better understanding how our products are being used so we can improve them
- Prioritizing features to work on in future product releases
- Diagnosing problems and errors in products
- Helping decide which platform versions to support
Opting out of the quality improvement program
You can choose not to share detailed information about how you use Redgate products by setting your preference in product:
- Go to the Help menu, in one of the participating products
- Click on 'Help us improve our products'
- In the window that opens make sure the check box is not selected
This setting is shared across some Redgate products (see list of participating products below), other products may collect information and have their own individual settings.
Opting out for all products
We're working towards all Redgate products using a single shared setting to control opt in for the quality improvement program.
The current Redgate products that use a single shared setting are:
SQL Compare
SQL Data Compare
SQL Data Generator
SQL Dependency Tracker
SQL Doc
SQL Index Manager
SQL Multi Script
SQL Test
SQL Prompt
SQL Search
SQL Source Control
DLM Automation
SQL Backup
ReadyRoll
Redgate Installer
Other products are still using their own individual settings.
