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My game ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nkcss.shadesandhues_agameofcolorgradients https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nkcss.sh
by NKCSS 7y ago
My game ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nkcss.shadesandhues_agameofcolorgradients https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nkcss.shad... ) was suspended because I did not have a link to my privacy policy in the app (required when you serve ads for some reason). My game only shows an ad every other time you abort a game or ask for a hint, if you just play without hints/aborting games, you'll never see an ad. It was up for about 6 months, ~1000 installs, then it was taken offline. I was busy for another 6-9 months, after digging into the reason why it was taken down, I created a privacy policy page, added a link in the app to the page and re-submitted it, then appealed/asked for another review on the play store and admob and after a few days, everything was restored again.
It can be a pain to find out the exact reason, by in my case, after fixing what they wanted to have changed, it was all ok.
- izacus 7y agoMeanwhile your ad network library was mining data in the background (they do that even if you don't show the ad) of users without telling them in privacy policy. You're not the victim in your case.
- NKCSS 7y agoI checked the 'has ads' when publishing, show it shows that before you install. I just wasn't aware I had to have a policy linked in the app, that's what I'm trying to explain here and how it was resolved in the end...
- codedokode 7y agoWould not it be better to make it difficult to collect data (e.g. show a popup asking access to those data every time) instead of just requiring a privacy policy that nobody reads?
- izacus 7y agoBoth is being done of course. However, I'd love to hear your solution on how to prevent data collection by the very app you're running on your pocket computer.
- qwertox 7y ago"(required when you serve ads for some reason)" A privacy policy is always required.
- Aeolun 7y agoWhat about an app that doesn’t sore any data outside your device? Seems a bit pointless.
- crankylinuxuser 7y agoPrivacy policies are a joke. "We do nothing with your data. This agreement can change at any time without notice." So... They change it to "do anything they want", do the obnoxious thing, and then change it back. What we need is teeth in the forms of law with regards to privacy. The GDPR is a good avenue.