By default, Usage Collection (also known as Telemetry) is enabled. This
helps us learn about the {kib} features that our users are most interested in, so we
can focus our efforts on making them even better.
You can control whether this data is sent from the {kib} servers, or if it should be sent
from the user's browser, in case a firewall is blocking the connections from the server. Additionally, you can decide to completely disable this feature either in the config file or in {kib} via *Management > Kibana > Advanced Settings > Usage Data*.
See our https://www.elastic.co/legal/privacy-statement[Privacy Statement] to learn more.
When `false`, <<telemetry-optIn, `telemetry.optIn`>> must be `true`. To disable telemetry and not allow users to change that parameter, use <<telemetry-enabled, `telemetry.enabled`>>.