What users will see if your app shares user data You can expand the section below to see how your store listing will look to Google Play users. When Google becomes aware of a discrepancy between your app behavior and your declaration, we may take appropriate action, including enforcement action. Only you possess all the information required to complete the Data safety form. Google Play reviews apps across all policy requirements however we cannot make determinations on behalf of the developers of how they handle user data. You alone are responsible for making complete and accurate declarations in your app’s store listing on Google Play. It will be shown on your store listing to help Google Play users understand how you collect and share data before they download your app. After you complete and submit the Data safety form, the information you provide will be reviewed by Google as part of the app review process. You can provide this information through a form in the new Data safety section on the App content page ( Policy > App content) in Play Console. This includes data collected and handled through any third-party libraries or SDKs used in their apps. You may want to refer to your SDK providers’ published Data safety information for details, like Firebase and AdMob. This information helps users make more informed choices when deciding which apps to install.īy July 20, 2022, all developers must declare how they collect and handle user data for the apps they publish on Google Play, and provide details about how they protect this data through security practices like encryption.

The Data safety section on Google Play is a simple way for you to help people understand what user data your app collects or shares, as well as showcase your app’s key privacy and security practices. This article provides an overview of the new requirements, what you need to do to complete the form, and a timeline of upcoming events. Starting late April, 2022, this information will be shown on your app's store listing to help Google Play users understand how your app collects and shares user data before they download. Developers will soon be required to tell us about their apps' privacy and security practices by completing a form in Play Console. In July and October, we announced additional details for the Data safety section on Google Play following our initial blog post in May 2021.

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