Altnet`s Peer Points Manager

An introduction to Altnet`s Peer Points Manager

What is Peer Points Manager?

Peer Points Manager provided with Kazaa is a loyalty and incentive application that rewards users for sharing licensed content. This allows them to accumulate Peer Points and redeem them for more licensed content. Users can easily opt out of Peer Points Manager.

How does Peer Points Manager work?

Peer Points Manager meters licensed files (Gold Icon) uploaded by users who have chosen to collect Peer Points for sharing content, and enables them to directly redeem points for content or enter sweepstakes for prizes.

What are the Gold Icon files?

Gold Icon files are licensed digital rights managed (DRM) files produced by a variety of professional content providers and creators. These include music, video games, software and videos provided directly by emerging artists, record labels, video game publishers, movie studios, producers and developers.
When a Gold Icon appears next to a file in Kazaa Media Desktop search results, it signifies a licensed DRM file located through Altnet's TopSearch index. Most licensed files are free to trial and some are free to use.

Is Peer Points Manager "spyware" or "adware"?

No. Spyware is defined as "software that tracks your surfing habits, reports your personal information to a web site or otherwise spies on what you're doing when you're online". Peer Points Manager does not do this. Neither Kazaa Media Desktop nor any of its bundled products collects personal information, unless as part of a voluntary registration process. To read Altnet's privacy policy - click here.

Peer Points Manager is not adware. Definitions of adware vary widely, but a typical definition would be "software that serves ads (banner ads, pop-up ads etc.). Peer Points Manager does not serve any type of advertising outside of Peer Points Manager application itself. The only 'advertising' that accompanies Peer Points Manager is information displayed within the application about how users can redeem Peer Points, what offers are currently available and promotion of integrated features.

How does Peer Points Manager help protect user privacy?

Peer Points Manager has been designed to help protect the security of a user's PC. Peer Points Manager helps protect users' privacy and does not collect or track any surfing habits or other personally identifying information, unless as part of a voluntary registration process.