What information does Wowd collect?
Wowd’s downloadable client software is anonymous and does not require users to register or provide any other personally identifiable information (PII). Users at our website are subject to the normal Web server tracking and logging. Wowd does capture the list of search queries submitted on the website, and does use standard techniques (such as the use of browser cookies) to try to collect accurate statistics on unique visitors. Users who install the Wowd client get additional privacy benefits. The distributed architecture of the Wowd search engine means that there are no central servers that handle search requests. Searches are executed on each user’s own computer. This means that Wowd has no personal data from our users to store, use, give or sell. Your local Wowd browser application, of course, does have data about your searches and Web browsing behavior, which it keeps on your local disk. The only data about your searches or browsing habits that is stored and accessed by Wowd is gene
