{"id":"licensing-payments.what-details-do-i-need-to-start-the-trial","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/what-details-do-i-need-to-start-the-trial","category":{"id":"licensing-payments","title":"Licensing & payments"},"subcategory":{"id":"free-trial","title":"The free trial"},"question":"What information do I have to give to start the trial?","alt_questions":["What details does the trial ask for?","Why does the trial need my name and country?","trial registration fields","Do I have to register to use Storage Studio?","what do i fill in to start the trial"],"short_answer":"Your full name, email address and country, plus a one-time code we email you. They're used only to set up and support your trial and send reminders.","answer_markdown":"Three things: your **full name**, your **email address** and your **country**, followed by a one-time code we send to that email so we know the address is yours.\n\nThese details are used to set up and support your trial, send the verification code and email a couple of reminders before the trial ends. No spam, and nothing is sold on. Your files are not involved and never leave your Mac — only the registration details you type are sent.\n\nRead more in our [Privacy Policy](/legal/privacy).","answer_html":"

Three things: your full name, your email address and your country, followed by a one-time code we send to that email so we know the address is yours.

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These details are used to set up and support your trial, send the verification code and email a couple of reminders before the trial ends. No spam, and nothing is sold on. Your files are not involved and never leave your Mac — only the registration details you type are sent.

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Read more in our Privacy Policy.

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What information do I have to give to start the trial?

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Short answer: Your full name, email address and country, plus a one-time code we email you. They're used only to set up and support your trial and send reminders.

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Three things: your full name, your email address and your country, followed by a one-time code we send to that email so we know the address is yours.

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These details are used to set up and support your trial, send the verification code and email a couple of reminders before the trial ends. No spam, and nothing is sold on. Your files are not involved and never leave your Mac — only the registration details you type are sent.

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Read more in our Privacy Policy.

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