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# Telemetry Guide
At GitLab, we collect telemetry for the purpose of helping us build a better GitLab. Data about how GitLab is used is collected to better understand what parts of GitLab needs improvement and what features to build next. Telemetry also helps our team better understand the reasons why people use GitLab and with this knowledge we are able to make better product decisions.
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# Snowplow Guide
This guide provides a details about how Snowplow works. It includes the following sections:
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# Usage Ping Guide
> - [Introduced][ee-557] in GitLab Enterprise Edition 8.10.