By July 20, 2022, Google Play is mandating all developers to define which data is collected by their apps and third-party libraries or SDKs integrated within these apps through the Google Play Data Safety section form.
To assist with meeting this requirement, AdColony is providing developers with an easy-to-use guide on our data collection practices in the context of Google’s Play Data Safety details requirement. For each data type, we provide guidance if AdColony collects this data, and if so, how and for what purpose.
The following table specifies the data that is collected by AdColony’s SDK, and can be used to correctly and accurately answer Google’s data safety questionnaire.
Disclaimer
The information provided here is intended to assist AdColony’s customers in answering the Google Safety Section Questionnaire to the extent that AdColony processes relevant data on behalf of customers. This information does not represent legal advice and customers are required to work with their own professional advisors to determine exactly if and how Google policies apply to them and should adapt responses with the customer’s specific use case and configuration in mind.
Data Use
In relevance to Data Collection and Security questions,
- Is all of the user data collected by your app encrypted in transit?
- Yes, AdColony’s SDK encrypts all data collected in transit.
- Do you provide a way for users to request that their data be deleted?
- Go to adcolony.com/privacy-policy/ and select from the options at the bottom of the page
| Data Type | AdColony default data collection | Transmitted off the device/Shared with third parties | Purpose | Is this data processed ephemerally? | Notes |
| Location Info – Approximate Location | Required | No | Advertising or marketing | Yes | AdColony completes a geoIP lookup from the request IP address and pass the results of that downstream. AdColony does not collect any first-party location data. |
| Location Info – Precise Location | Never | No | Advertising or marketing | N/A | |
| Personal Info – Name Email Address Personal identifiers (account ID, number, or name) Address Phone Number Race and ethnicity Political or religious beliefs Sexual orientation or gender identity Other personal info |
Never | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Financial Info | Never | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Health and Fitness | Never | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Message | Never | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Photos and Videos | Never | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Audio | Never | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Files and Documents | Never | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Calendar | Never | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Contacts | Never | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| App Activity – Pageviews and taps in-app In-app search history Installed apps Other user-generated content Other actions |
Required | No | Advertising or marketing | Yes | AdColony only collects installed apps user data. We ask pubs to add allow entries to their Android Manifest so we can check for the existence of the Google, Samsung, etc app stores only. |
| Web Browsing | Never | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| App info and performance – Crash logs Diagnostics Other app performance data |
Required | No | Advertising or marketing | Yes | |
| Device or other identifiers – Device or other identifiers (for example, IMEI, MAC, and Ad ID) | Required | Yes | Advertising or marketing | No | |
| Financial Info, Health and Fitness, Message, Photos and Video, Audio, Files and Docs, Calendar, Contacts, Web Browsing | Never | N/A | N/A | N/A |