Ask HN: Privacy Policy for app when it doesn't collect any data

11 pointsby butzقبل 4 سنوات8 comments

I have a simple free app on Google Play Store that does not collect any personal data, and does not have any tracking at all, even analytics. Google Play Store is asking to submit a privacy policy: "Apps that do not access any personal and sensitive user data must still submit a privacy policy." What would be easiest solution here? I'd like to keep it professional without risking rejection of app updates in the future. Most privacy policy templates are quite big and usually presumes one or other way of data collection.

8 comments

elefantastischقبل 4 سنوات

Here's a reference: https://duckduckgo.com/privacy

"We don't collect or share personal information" seems perfectly sufficient to me.

dkrajzewقبل 4 سنوات

Yes, I'd confirm that it's sufficient to say the truth :-) I like one of my pages (you have to scroll to the bottom for the legal stuff): http://www.palettewb.com/

anconiaقبل 4 سنوات

What's a good way to reach you? I was working on a privacy policy template for very simple websites and apps (that neither collect personal data nor deploy any type of tracking analytics). You can also email me at the email in my profile.

Rd6n6قبل 4 سنوات

Do you use any 3rd party software piece that collects data without your knowledge? Even if not, does your policy need to mention any data google collects about their use of your app? I’m not sure

giantg2قبل 4 سنوات

Ostensibly anything Google collects should be covered in the Play ToS and not your app.

nitnقبل 4 سنوات

codegeekقبل 4 سنوات

Here is my personal website's privacy policy. Short and concise. Basically I say "I don't collect any data on you"

https://yashchandra.com/privacy-policy/

dgutقبل 4 سنوات

Just keep it simple. This is our privacy policy at Okeano: https://okeano.com/privacy. It contains 1075 characters.