Adobe Product Improvement Program
Last updated: 18 June, 2024
- System information, such as operating system, processor, and memory installed
- Browser type and version
- Adobe product information such as version
- Adobe feature usage such as menu options or buttons selected
- Device identifier
Please note that the information above is associated with your Adobe account and that Adobe requires some information for Activation purposes.
- CS: CS5, CS5.5, CS6 desktop apps
- CC Most pre-2014 release CC desktop apps, Muse CC (2014 release) 32-bit version.
- Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro 9, X, XI and Adobe Reader versions 9, X, XI, 2015, 2017, 2020 and DC
- Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements, Elements Organizer
- Adobe Captivate
You can easily check if a product is participating by choosing Help. If you see Adobe Product Improvement Program, that product is participating in the program. Please note this program does not apply to the 2014 release of Creative Cloud desktop apps, To learn more about information collection related to these products, click here.
You choose to participate and allow Adobe to send usage data, associated with your Adobe account. Participation requires a small configuration file will be downloaded to your computer from time to time. The purpose of the file is to update the configuration of the data that is collected. If you are offline at any time, the data will be sent the next time you are online. This will not impact performance.
Additionally, for some Adobe products, you may receive a request within the product to participate in a brief two-question anonymous survey asking for feedback. Participation is optional, and separate from your participation the Adobe Product Improvement Program. Survey data will be returned directly to Adobe’s secure database for analysis by the responsible product team.
After Adobe products are installed, you will be presented with a dialog box asking if you would like to participate in the program. If you do not recall responding to this dialog box, follow these instructions:
- Launch your Adobe product.
- Choose Help > Adobe Product Improvement Program.
- When the dialog box appears select either "Participate," "Allow" or "Yes," depending on the choice offered
To stop participating,
- Choose Help > Adobe Product Improvement Program.
- Select either "Do Not Participate," "Don't Allow" or "No," depending on the choice offered.
To join the program,
- Choose Help > Adobe Product Improvement Program.
- Select either "Participate," "Allow" or "Yes," depending on the choice offered.
To stop participating in Reader DC,
- Go to Preferences dialog > Usage Information
- Uncheck the check box “Yes, I would like to share information on how I use Adobe Acrobat Reader”
- Click ‘OK’ button
To join the program in Reader DC,
- Go to Preferences dialog > Usage Information
- Check the check box “Yes, I would like to share information on how I use Adobe Acrobat Reader”
- Click ‘OK’ button