Using Communication Center

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Communication Center provides the following types of announcements regarding Autodesk VIZ.

General Product Information—Stay informed about Autodesk company news and product announcements; give your feedback directly to Autodesk.
Product Support Information—Get breaking news from the Product Support team at Autodesk.
Subscription Information and Extension Announcements—Receive announcements and subscription program news if you are an Autodesk subscription member (available in countries/regions where Autodesk subscriptions are offered).
Articles and Tips—Be notified when new articles and tips are available on Autodesk Web sites.
Product update availability—Be notified when updates to Autodesk VIZ are available.

Welcome Wizard

When you begin using Communication Center, you can use the Welcome wizard to set your country/region, how often you want to check for updates and the information channels you want displayed.

To configure Communication Center, refer to Configuring Communication Center

Communication Center Online Privacy

Communication Center is an interactive feature that must be connected to the Internet to deliver content and information. Each time Communication Center is connected, it sends information to Autodesk so that the correct information can be returned. All information is sent anonymously to maintain your privacy.

The following information is sent to Autodesk:

Product Name—The name of the product in which you are using Communication Center
Product Release Number—The version of the product.
Product Language—The language version of your product.
Country/Region—The country/region that was specified in the Communication Center settings.
Your Subscription Contract Number—The information sent to Autodesk if you entered it in the Error Report dialog box.

Autodesk compiles statistics using the information sent from Communications Center to monitor how it is being used and how it can be improved. Autodesk will maintain information provided by or collected from you in accordance with Autodesk’s published privacy policy, which is available online at this location.