AddWeb Registration Verification

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Each time you execute AddWeb, do a submission, check for updates, or perform a ranking check, AddWeb will automatically contact a Cyberspace HQ server. The following is what happens:

AddWeb will transmit 3 pieces of information to our server. These include:

·	Your AddWeb Registration Number.

·	What section of AddWeb sent the request (Application Execution, Submission, Ranking or Update Check).

·	Encrypted unique ID for each AddWeb installation.

If the section of AddWeb that sent the request was Application Execution (when the program first loads), our server will tell your copy of AddWeb what the most current AddWeb version is and what the most current databases are (Engines and Ranking).

Every install is unique and the unique ID allows us to prevent piracy by preventing multiple use of a single license.

If the section that sent the request was submission or Ranking, AddWeb will send your AddWeb registration number for a license verification. See below for more information on this.

If the section that sent the request was the Update Checker, AddWeb will send your AddWeb registration number and check our database to make sure your are entitled to engine updates. It will then get the most current software and engine versions to see if your installation of AddWeb is current.

We understand that your privacy is very important to you, so we feel it is very important that you know exactly what information AddWeb sends to our servers. AddWeb only sends us your AddWeb registration number, which is data that we have given you. No other information whatsoever is transmitted. AddWeb never transmits email addresses, registry keys, or anything else belonging to any other product.

The reasons we transmit this information are as follows:

AddWeb gets the software version to check how current your version is, and offer you an updated version. Because AddWeb's functionality can be reduced by factors on the internet we cannot control, it is important to always have the most current version for optimal performance.

AddWeb gets the Engine and Ranking versions to check how current your engine databases are. Since we are always adding, removing and modifying engines, it is important that you always have a current database for best performance. We do this check in order to be able to offer you the most current engine and ranking database.

AddWeb sends your registration number for several reasons. First, it allows us to easily determine what database and software version you have installed should you need support. Also, when you purchase AddWeb, you are entitled to one year of free engine updates. Sending your registration number for the first time registers you in our database and initiates your year of updates. After you are registered for updates, this checks to see that you are still within your free year.

The registration check also allows us to send urgent notices to individual customers in case there is a problem. For example, if there is ever a problem with the update server and there are compatibility issues with a database you are running, we can send you a message directly in AddWeb informing you of the problem and how to fix it.

Lastly, the live registration check helps us fight software piracy. Piracy is a very serious problem for software developers. Cyberspace HQ alone loses millions of dollars yearly to software piracy. In the end, it is the customer who often pays the price of software piracy in the form of higher prices to offset the losses suffered from those who illegally use the software. The live registration check allows us to disable AddWeb licenses that have been illegally generated, or have been purchased with fraudulent credit cards. Fighting piracy can create more legal purchases of the software which helps us keep prices down.