Google Data Safety

Unity Engine
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Hi, just a quick question: am I correct to assume that for Unity Ads under “Is this data required for your app, or can users choose whether it’s collected?” I can safely select “Users can choose whether this data is collected”?

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That is my understanding

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Thanks for sharing the updated docs.

I have created an OSS documentation for all SDKs here: GitHub - Privado-Inc/SDK-Privacy-Report: Privacy details of SDKs for Apple Privacy Nutrition & Google Safety Section disclosure.

In case you use SDKs other than Unity, do check it out.

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Thanks so much for putting this together!
Not all hero’s wear capes :slight_smile:

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Is this something I can upload on to the google play data safety. I really don’t under this stuff. Xbox one (only, still can’t figure series x or s) is so much easier. I’m using unity free 2019.4.33f. Also using the unity ads from unity service. My game is free there are no purchases just unity ads. The things Udemy doesn’t teach. I did click no in google play data safety however after research if I read it right unity ads do use data. I’m lost.

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Please describe your issue. Are you trying to submit your app to the Google Play store?

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Thank you for replying. I took a black tutorial outdated from udemy. Once that was finished I used YouTube videos for unity ads. It brought me to unity dashboard I did the code for the game IDs. Tested my game on phone with unity5 mobile app. Also tested in build on my phone. Played for a few days notice it was making currency in unity dashboard service. Im ready to put my game on google. I did a bunch of question title description age rating even covid question on the google service. I didn’t link anything with unity and google service I assume unity ads will do that stuff. Now I’m stuck on the data safety questions. The YouTube video I watch the guy clicked no and went to a site that has a privacy policy so I copied the URL and paste it to the data safety after I clicked no. Something tells me it’s the wrong answer. Because of unity ads. I don’t know how to complete that question.

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Yes I’m trying to publish on google play

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Did you read the documents linked above? They should help. Regardless, answer the questions the best you can to continue.

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ok thank you

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Hello!
How Should I fill the Data Safety questions on Google play store if my unity app has no ads, IAP ,Analytics , multiplayer?

Have a great day!

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Then you should not be collecting any information. Which question are you stuck on?

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“Does your app collect or share any of the required user data types?”

Should I answer No then?
Thank you!

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As long as you don’t have any other assets that might be sending data then correct, you would say No. One good way to confirm exactly what your app may be sending is by using Charles Proxy or Fiddler to see all the network requests coming from your game when running on a device. https://support.unity.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002917683-Using-Charles-Proxy-with-Unity

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Thanks!!! Finally I can answer these Data Safety questions calmly :slight_smile:

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Hello again!
I filled the Data safety for all of my apps (That don’t have in them ads, IAP ,Analytics , multiplayer) and one of them got this message:

Issue found: Invalid Data safety section

We reviewed your app’s Data safety section in Play Console and found discrepancies between it and how the app collects and shares user data. All apps are required to complete an accurate Data safety section that discloses their data collection and sharing practices - this is a requirement even if your app does not collect any user data.

We detected user data transmitted off device that you have not disclosed in your app’s Data safety section as user data collected.

Issue details

We found an issue in the following area(s):

  • SPLIT_BUNDLE 3: Policy Declaration - Data Safety Section: Device Or Other IDs Data Type - Device Or Other IDs (some common examples may include Advertising ID, Android ID, IMEI, BSSID)

To clarify, I answered No on the first question (“Does your app collect or share any of the required user data types?”) as you told me that I can do.

So why did it happen and how can I fix it?

Have a nice day.

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What is different about this app vs the others that passed? Did you use Charles Proxy to confirm that nothing is being sent? If so, you can use this capture file in your appeal to Google.

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There is no different between them. I have 5 apps of this kind: one approved with no problems, this app, and 3 more that yet to be approved.
there is no different between the app that was approved with no problems and this app.

Thank you for replying

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You might want to mention what you just said in your appeal to Google also :slight_smile: But again, be sure first.

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Hi

I’m currently filling the Data Safety for my last app which has Unity ads, IAP and Google play services (like leaderboards and achievements). I saw that you attached a link to a page which tells how to fill it if you have Ads or so, and I have a question:

What if I have both Ads and IAP? What do I need to fill? for example in the first question on the Data Types section (“Does the SDK collect the user’s approximate location?”) the page that shows how to answer if you integrate Unity Ads in your app says to answer Yes, but the page that shows how to answer if you integrate IAP says No. So do i need to fill Yes?

And does Google Play Services impact the way I need to answer those question or do I only need to fill the questions based on the pages that talk about IAP and Unity Ads?

And I also wanted to ask how can I make a good privacy policy for this app, now that to finish the Data Safety you have to add one? I made for my other apps (which don’t contain Ads, IAP etc) but I don’t know how to make one for this app. paying for a lawyer to make one isn’t an option for me…

Thank you very much for replying to my questions it is really helpful!

Have an awesome day :slight_smile: