Telemetry in runtimes

[raphaelmenges]

Hello OpenVINO community and team,

We are currently integrating OpenVINO into our product via the OpenVINO Execution Provider in ONNX Runtime 1.23.2, and are planning to bundle the OpenVINO 2025.2 runtimes for both Windows and Linux distributions.

While reviewing the accompanying "Intel(R) OpenVINO(TM) Distribution License (Version May 2021)", we came across the following clause:

7.2 Data Collection. Some Toolkit software may generate and collect information about the software and usage and transmit it to Intel to help Intel’s products and services. This collected information may include product name, product version, time of event collection, license type, support type, installation status, hardware and software performance and use.

As we intend to ship the OpenVINO runtime binaries (.dll / .so files) as a dependency, it is important for us to understand the scope of this clause - specifically whether these runtime libraries qualify as "Toolkit software" under the license terms.

Could the team provide a clear statement on the following:

**Does OpenVINO collect any telemetry data when its runtime libraries are used as a dependency - for example, via the ONNX Runtime OpenVINO Execution Provider?**

Any clarification, ideally with a pointer to relevant documentation or configuration options, would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Raphael

[Zulkifli_Intel]

Hi raphaelmenges,

Thank you for reaching out.

OpenVINO™ collects anonymous telemetry data by default when its runtime libraries are used. This is to help Intel improve the software, using Google Analytics to track usage metrics like tool versions, framework usage, and conversion results. This data is specifically for performance and usage optimization and does not include personally identifiable information or extend to other Intel products.

You can stop data collection anytime by running the command below:

opt_in_out --opt_out

For more details, you can refer to OpenVINO Telemetry.

Regards,

Zulkifli A.

[raphaelmenges]

Hi Zulkifli,

Thank you for the response! However, the suggested opt_in_out command is a Python console script entry point provided by the openvino-telemetry Python package - it is not available in a pure native runtime deployment.

We are bundling only the .dll / .so runtime binaries as a dependency of the ONNX Runtime OpenVINO Execution Provider, without any Python environment. So two questions remain:

1. Do the native runtime binaries collect or transmit any telemetry independently of the Python openvino-telemetry package?
2. If so, is there a supported opt-out mechanism that does not require Python - for example, via the consent control file mentioned in the openvino-telemetry documentation?

Clarification here is important for us to ensure compliance when redistributing the runtime libraries.

Thanks,
Raphael

[Zulkifli_Intel · Accepted solution]

Hi raphaelmenges,

The OpenVINO Telemetry feature is available through the Python libraries. This license item:

Data Collection. Some Toolkit software may generate and collect information about the software and usage and transmit it to Intel to help Intel’s products and services. This collected information may include product name, product version, time of event collection, license type, support type, installation status, hardware and software performance and use.

That refers to the list of tools under the Tools Collecting Data section in the OpenVINO™ Telemetry page.

Your scope here is different, as you are looking for runtimes only. So you should refer to this article: Is Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ Toolkit Free for Commercial Use?

The licenses required for your use case (second bullet: If you redistribute only the runtime package...). The license applicable here is the Intel Simplified Software License. This license is described here (also pointed in the article): End User License Agreements.

Regards,

Zulkifli A.

[Zulkifli_Intel]

Hi raphaelmenges,

This thread will no longer be monitored since this issue has been resolved. If you need any additional information from Intel, please submit a new question.

Regards,

Zulkifli A.