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QUARTUS(R) II SOFTWARE - TALKBACK FEATURE 
		 
Introduction 

The TalkBack feature of Altera Corporation's Quartus(R) II software
enables Altera to receive limited information concerning your
compilation of logic designs (but not the logic design files
themselves) using the Quartus II software.  One of the primary
purposes of the TalkBack feature is to assist Altera in understanding
how its customers use the Quartus II software and devices, so more
effort can be placed on improving the features most important to
users.  THE TALKBACK FEATURE WILL NOT BE ENABLED UNLESS YOU DESIRE TO
DO SO.  Once enabled, the TalkBack feature will remain operational
until such time as you decide to disable it.  To disable/enable the
TalkBack feature, run qtb_install.exe located in your quartus/bin
folder.
		 
Information Collected 

The only information that Altera will receive through the TalkBack
feature is the information listed below.  NO DESIGN FILES WILL BE
COLLECTED OR TRANSMITTED.
		 
Logic design compilation information regarding the following
categories will be collected: constraints (e.g., location assignments,
clock and timing requirement and assignments, any constraints set via
Altera Software interface), device (e.g., targeted device and family),
compilation (e.g., device, memory and I/O utilization), design (e.g.,
the number of each type of file used and name of top file,
intellectual property cores/Megacore logic functions used), software
tools (e.g., synthesis, simulation and timing analysis tools used and
Quartus II version and build), platform (e.g., operating system, speed
and number of processors and main memory), license file identification
number (T-Guard, host ID, NIC ID or C: drive), software errors log
(e.g., previous exit status).
		 
Altera may correlate the data collected by the TalkBack feature by
which it is possible to determine the identity of the user.
		 
Transmission of Information 

The TalkBack feature functions by bundling the collected information
resulting from each logic design compilation and writing it to XML
files which are transmitted to Altera's external web server by https
(hypertext transfer protocol secure) post (or by e-mail, for the UNIX
release of Quartus II software).
		 
The TalkBack feature will only maintain up to fifteen (15) files at
any given time, i.e., the last five (5) sent files and up to ten (10)
unsent files.  As new files are created, prior files (whether or not
previously transmitted) will be deleted.  Saved files will be less
than 50 KB in size and can be viewed as text files found in your
temporary directory on your hard drive (typically in /tmp, c:/temp, or
c:\documents and setting\username\local settings\temp).
		 
If an https post transmission fails, or an internet connection is not
available at the time of compilation, the information is stored as an
XML file.  Once an internet connection is achieved by you, the https
post transmission (or by e-mail, for the UNIX release) will again be
attempted upon a successful compilation.  The TalkBack feature will
not initiate an internet connection.  Files that have not been
successfully transmitted will be named "quartus_talkback*.xml", while
successfully transmitted files will be renamed be renamed as
"sent_quartus_talkback*.xml."
		 
The collection and bundling of information by the TalkBack feature
will not affect the compilation time or the performance of the Quartus
II tools.
		 
Altera uses reasonable efforts to maintain the privacy of the
transmitted information.  However, due to technological limitations,
and the risk of unlawful interceptions and accessing of transmissions
and/or data, Altera cannot completely assure you, and you should not
expect, that the information will be absolutely protected or
confidential.  Once received, the transmitted information is protected
from outside Altera by "firewalls."
		 
Should you attempt to tamper with or modify any installation of the
Quartus software in any way (other than as permitted herein or by your
license), Altera does not take any responsibility regarding the
operation of the TalkBack feature, or the collection and transmission
of data as described herein.
		 
Non-Disclosure of Information Collected; Use of Information 

The logic design compilation information collected by the TalkBack
feature will not be disclosed by Altera to any third parties other
than its subsidiaries and to the company on behalf of whom you are
using the Quartus II software; provided, however, that Altera may
share this information, but only in an aggregate form that does not
identify individual customers or users, with third parties, including,
without limitation, its electronic design automation (EDA) partners.
Altera also seeks to require its subsidiaries to maintain the
confidentiality of the information.
		 
The information collected by the TalkBack feature will only be used by
Altera and its subsidiaries for marketing and sales (for example,
selective announcement of new products and services, distribution of
marketing information, etc.), product planning and software
development purposes (for example, solving software problems,
optimizing software processing and designing future products to your
needs).  If you do not wish to receive sales and marketing
communications, you may contact webmaster@altera.com
<mailto:webmaster@altera.com>.  In that case, we will use reasonable
efforts to promptly remove you from such lists.
		 

Access To Information By ISPs 

Through the https post procedure, your and Altera's Internet Service
Providers also receive the information collected by the TalkBack
feature.  However, Altera's ISP does not disclose, share, release,
publish, disseminate, rent or sell any of the information to any third
parties. You should contact your ISP to determine their disclosure
policies.
		 
Required Disclosures 
	
In addition to the permitted disclosures described herein, and
regardless of anything herein to the contrary, Altera may disclose
personally identifiable information (collected by the TalkBack feature
and correlated to users), with or without prior notice, when Altera
believes that the law requires it, in response to subpoenas or at the
demand of governmental agencies, to protect its systems or business,
or to respond to an emergency.
		 
Assignment 

Altera reserves the right to transfer any and all information
collected by the TalkBack feature from Quartus II software users to a
third party in the event that it sells or transfers substantially all
of its assets related to Quartus II software to such third party.
		 

Conclusion 

If you wish to print out this disclosure notice, you should highlight
this text, right-click, select "copy" then "paste" into a document in
your word processing program.
		 
EUROPEAN USERS OF THE LICENSED PROGRAM(S): Please note that the
TalkBack feature will collect and provide certain personally
identifiable information to ALTERA.  By agreeing to this TalkBack
Feature Notice and running the TalkBack installer, you hereby give
your consent for ALTERA and its subsidiaries to use this information
both within and outside of the European Union for the purposes
described in this TalkBack Feature Notice.
		 
If you desire to enable the TalkBack feature, and understand and agree
to these terms, please run qtb_install.exe located in your quartus/bin
folder.  You may disable the TalkBack feature at any time by
re-running qtb_install.exe located in your quartus/bin folder.
		 
Please feel free to contact webmaster@altera.com with any questions,
comments, concerns or feedback regarding the TalkBack feature of
Quartus II software.
		 
"TalkBack" Feature Notice. Copyright (C) 1991-2002 Altera
Corporation. All rights reserved. Quartus and Megacore are trademarks
of Altera Corporation in the US and other countries.
