Privacy Policy discussion
Hello Google Play Developer,
Our records show that your app, [app name], with package name com.andromo.[***].[***], currently violates our User Data policy regarding Personal and Sensitive Information.
Policy issue: Google Play requires developers to provide a valid privacy policy when the app requests or handles sensitive user or device information. Your app requests sensitive permissions (e.g. camera, microphone, accounts, contacts, or phone) or user data, but does not include a valid privacy policy.
Action required: Include a link to a valid privacy policy on your app's Store Listing page and within your app. You can find more information in our help center.
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Please resolve this issue by March 15, 2017, or administrative action will be taken to limit the visibility of your app, up to and including removal from the Play Store. Thanks for helping us provide a clear and transparent experience for Google Play users.
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This app uses the podcast activity, the e-mail activity, and the YouTube activity. But I'm wondering if these permissions have to do with the AdMob advertising?
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Alternatively, there's "License Agreement".
You can use hyperlinks to your privacy policy in both.
Let us know how it pans out.
And btw, good to see you @tholyoak, you've been absent for a while.
Don't know how to write one? Google it. Lots of templates, generators, boilerplate out there. Or look at just about any website, down in the footer for a link.
Per the discussion the other day, lots of ways to host it even if you don't have a website - https://forums.andromo.com/discussion/1884/hosting-a-privacy-policy
Personally, I would never put up a website or app without a posted privacy policy. It's mostly boilerplate/standard language, but not having one posted is something you should rectify. It's required by law by most countries...
I've never bothered with a privacy policy because it's not required in the USA, where I live and most of my users live, and I don't collect any information. But I guess I'm going to have to take the time to do it now.
https://developers.google.com/actions/distribute/privacy-policy-guide#where_to_host_your_privacy_policy
Just my two cents.
It is better to secure yourself with a privacy policy and add more rather than less. Here is a sample one I found several people on Google Play use, that you can freely modify (at least it claims you can "do whatever you want with it") but keep in mind it is not made by lawyers and surely misses some law compliances: http://myappterms.com/
But I went ahead and did up a privacy policy, and I guess I'll go through and add the URL to all my apps. I modified the "Mobile Privacy Policy (Ad-sponsored Apps)" document freely available at www.docracy.com , in case that helps anyone else.
You likely have AirBop enabled in that project where GCM requires that permission and therefore is requesting the privacy policy.