Activation best practices
The Hextrapolate activation system fulfills or exceeds the best practice guidelines for product activation published by the Business Software Alliance:
Respect for Privacy
Activation should not collect or transmit personally identifiable information without the users’ explicit knowledge and should comply with applicable data protection laws.
Ease of Use
Activation methods should not be burdensome to the user. Ideally, they should be limited to a one-time step or process per machine.
Full Disclosure
Publishers should clearly explain the activation process, including the activation data and how it is transmitted, so that users understand how activation works and are assured that their privacy will be respected.
Support
Documentation and access to high quality support should be made available to assist users with activating their product and to answer their questions.
Security
The activation solution should use appropriate security to protect stored and transmitted activation data.
Speed
The activation process should be completed as quickly as possible.
User Control
Activation should empower users to easily move their software program to a new or upgraded computer in a manner authorized by the license agreement.