From bb769c797db3203ed04f72b6d4f94b7602fda816 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hc-github-team-consul-core Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:24:20 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Backport of Clarify license reporting timing and GDPR compliance into release/1.16.x (#18238) backport of commit 360c3dfad52e6fba3031c373a565e3c02b5e34ff Co-authored-by: Judith Malnick --- .../docs/enterprise/license/utilization-reporting.mdx | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/content/docs/enterprise/license/utilization-reporting.mdx b/website/content/docs/enterprise/license/utilization-reporting.mdx index 50db53860..bd751581d 100644 --- a/website/content/docs/enterprise/license/utilization-reporting.mdx +++ b/website/content/docs/enterprise/license/utilization-reporting.mdx @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ description: >- Automated license utilization reporting sends license utilization data to HashiCorp without requiring you to manually collect and report them. It also enables you to review your license usage with the monitoring solution you already use, such as Splunk and Datadog, as you optimize and manage your deployments. You can use these reports to understand how much more you can deploy under your current contract, which can help you protect against overutilization and budget for predicted consumption. -Automated reporting shares the minimum data required to validate license utilization as defined in our contracts. This data mostly consists of computed metrics, and it will never contain Personal Identifiable Information (PII) or other sensitive information. Automated reporting shares the data with HashiCorp using a secure unidirectional HTTPS API and makes an auditable record in the product logs each time it submits a report. +Automated reporting shares the minimum data required to validate license utilization as defined in our contracts. This data mostly consists of computed metrics, and it will never contain Personal Identifiable Information (PII) or other sensitive information. Automated reporting shares the data with HashiCorp using a secure unidirectional HTTPS API and makes an auditable record in the product logs each time it submits a report. This process is GDPR compliant. ## Enable automated reporting @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Upgrade to a release that supports license utilization reporting. These [release ### Check product logs -Automatic license utilization reporting starts sending data within 24 hours. Check the product logs for records that the data sent successfully. +Automatic license utilization reporting starts sending data within roughly 24 hours. Check the product logs for records that the data sent successfully. @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ If your installation is air-gapped or your network does not allow the correct eg -In this case, reconfigure your network to allow egress and check back in 24 hours. +In this case, reconfigure your network to allow egress and check back in roughly 24 hours. ## Opt out @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ $ consul reload ``` -Check your product logs 24 hours after opting out to make sure that the system is not trying to send reports. Keep in mind that if your configuration file and environment variable differ, the environment variable setting takes precedence. +Check your product logs roughly 24 hours after opting out to make sure that the system is not trying to send reports. Keep in mind that if your configuration file and environment variable differ, the environment variable setting takes precedence. ## Example payloads