Google Data Safety

I have some questions about the answers I should give in the new Data safety section in Google Play.

More specifically in relation to Crash Reporting, Analytics and Unity Ads.

If I use those 3 things in my app, what would be the yes/no answers to the following questions:-

Does your app collect or share any of the required user data types?
Is all of the user data collected by your app encrypted in transit?
Do you provide a way for users to request that their data is deleted?

I already know the answer to question 3 is no, as I haven’t put anything in my app that does it, but is there anything in place at the Unity end that would facilitate the deletion of individual users data stored by the above 3 services (if any).

Thanks.

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Privacy Policy Hub This page should have the answers to your questions. You can also take a look at Analytics specific documentation related to GDPR https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/UnityAnalyticsDataPrivacy.html and COPPA https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/UnityAnalyticsCOPPA.html

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"Is all of the user data collected by your app encrypted in transit?" I couldn’t find the answer to this in any of the above links ?

I assume some of the things Google wants to know, are already answered in http://documentation.cloud.unity3d.com/en/collections/2654776-apple-privacy-surveys - would it be an idea to create a similar resource geared towards the Google Play Data safety section maybe ?

edit:
In my case I can see that my app collects:
Purchase history, Approximate location, Diagnostics, Other performance data, Device or other identifiers.

In all cases Goggle asks the follow up question:

“Is this data collected, shared, or both?
Select all that apply. Some types of data collection and sharing are exempt.
Collected
This data is transmitted off the user’s device, either to you (the developer) or a third party. This includes data that is processed ephemerally, or stored for longer.
Shared
This data is transferred to a third party, either on or off the user’s device”

From the Apple Nutritional pages I can see that data is collected, but I can’t see if it is shared with a third party (or myself for that matter) ?

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This may help also Google App Data Security form - Unity Services - Unity Discussions

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Thank you, so data is encrypted while in transit, and data that is collected will in some (all?) cases also be shared.

Edit: wow… Google wants much more information than Apple asks for. If I state that Purchase history is both collected and shared, they also want to know:

Is this data processed ephemerally?
Is this data required for your app, or can users choose whether it’s collected?
Why is this user data collected?
Why is this user data shared?

Some of this I can probably figure out by reading some of the previous links, but I think it would be extremely useful to a lot of developers if Unity made it as easy to answer these questions, as you did with the questions Apple wanted to know.

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I agree, I’m still struggling to decide how to answer some of the questions.

Particularly the one Is there a way for users to delete their stored data. I can see how they are given the option to opt out when first shown a Unity ad, but what happens if they initially accept and then later decide to opt out. Is any already stored data deleted automatically at that point?

Please see the link I shared above, it describes how users can delete their data at any time with the Data Privacy Button.

My apologies, I was of the understanding that the Data Privacy Button couldn’t be used if Unity Ads was installed. I’ll look into how to implement it.

I believe “didn’t need to be used” would be more accurate. I have not personally tested with Ads

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Do we need to add ‘Shared’ to data collection types such as ‘Approximate Location’, ‘Diagnostics’ or ‘Device or other identifiers’?

According to Unity’s Privacy Policy I would say yes, as it says “Unity has collected some or all of the following information about your device”, but I am not sure if it is shared with Unity or just ‘sent by’ Unity (so just collected for the app’s developers?). We develop apps for kids and I wanted to make sure before submitting the info, as each data types we add or say ‘shared’ could have a critical impact on our downloads.

Thanks!

Yes, if you are using Unity ads, then stuff like this

Is sold to Unity partners.

Can you provide the source for this, I’ve been unable to locate it in Unity’s privacy policy.

https://unity3d.com/legal/do-not-sell-my-personal-information

Hello,
I am almost finished with completing my Data Safety Form on Google Play but still have one doubt.
We are using Unity Analitycs and Diagnostics in our games.
Therefore, data we collect is:
Approximate location, Personal identifiers, Device or other identifiers, Purchase history. Page views and taps in app, Crash logs, Diagnostics, Other app performance data.
Thats what I got from Unity “Apple nutritionl labels for Unity Analytics and Crash Diagnostics”. All of the data is Collected and Shared, isn’t processed ephemerally and is used for the purpose of Analytics.

However, in Unity Privacy Policy (Privacy Policy Hub), there is a part “Information that you or others actively provide” and there are data types like Name, Age or date of birth, Gender, Username, Profile photo etc.

Should we somehow include data mentioned in this part of privacy policy in a Data Safety Form? If yes, are they collected and shared as other data is?
Also please correct me if I’m wrong on the data I understood is collected and shared by Analytics and Diagnostics.

Thanks in advance for any responses.

i need help too, why unity don’t provide us android privacy survey like apple one !

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This data is not collected unless you are explicitly sending it to us, perhaps in an Analytics custom event. You can confirm exactly what is being sent by using Charles Proxy https://support.unity.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002917683-Using-Charles-Proxy-with-Unity

@JeffDUnity3D could you please help me with google Data Safety im only using unity ads

and why unity don’t provide us i guide about the new policy for google android like apple privacy survey
https://unityads.unity3d.com/help/ios/apple-privacy-survey?_ga=2.119436046.667277386.1643206122-1275434775.1640287376

i try follow and compare data but its too much and need unity attention

I will help as much as I can. It’s my understanding we are working on this documentation. The store policies are a moving target, and it’s hard to keep up. In the meantime, be sure to read this entire forum thread.

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This may help Data safety requirements for Unity Gaming Services products and https://docs.unity.com/ugs-overview/Resources/IAP_Google_data_safety.pdf

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This is great! Thank you!