URL for a privacy policy?

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Created Mar ’20

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I am a first time developer who created a card game which I now want to submit into the AppStore. Apple Connect indicates I need to add a mandatory Privacy Policy URL. I am not familiar with URL stuff so really have no idea what this involves. Perhaps someone can describe what is needed at a high level just so I can understand better?

1) How does one go about getting a URL? Does this mean I have to pay for my own website?

2) How does one associated a privacy policy on a URL?

Answered by PBK in 410352022

>I just created a Google Sites "site" and have the privacy policy stated on one of the website's pages. I am assuming this will work when submitting my app for review.

You obtain a website from Google. That website has the URL "h ttp s://sites.google.com/.....". You then use the Google API to write your privacy policy on that website. You then add that website to the metadata on App Store Connect when you submit your app for approval. You can include a link to that website within your app if you are required to (i.e. certain IAPs require a link to your privacy policy).

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uncletr OP

Mar ’20

I was informed about Google Sites, so I used that to create a URL for my privacy policy

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PBK OP

Mar ’20

Is this still an open question:

How does one associated a privacy policy on a URL?

You can copy the privacy policy from any other app and write it on that Google Sites website using the Google APIs for Sites.

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uncletr OP

Mar ’20

I just created a Google Sites "site" and have the privacy policy stated on one of the website's pages. I am assuming this will work when submitting my app for review. It is good to know that the information can be altered via an API, however, I doubt I will need to do that as my privacy policy most likely will never change

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PBK OP

Mar ’20

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>I just created a Google Sites "site" and have the privacy policy stated on one of the website's pages. I am assuming this will work when submitting my app for review.

You obtain a website from Google. That website has the URL "h ttp s://sites.google.com/.....". You then use the Google API to write your privacy policy on that website. You then add that website to the metadata on App Store Connect when you submit your app for approval. You can include a link to that website within your app if you are required to (i.e. certain IAPs require a link to your privacy policy).

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zakariaf OP

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Hey, I ran into this exact same issue when submitting my first apps. You don't need to pay for a full website — you need a publicly accessible URL that hosts your privacy policy text.

Common free options: GitHub Pages (create a repo, add an index.html with your policy text), or a free generator like the one on Firebase (app-privacy-policy-generator.firebaseapp.com).

The problem I found with those is that the generated policies are very generic — they don't cover the specific SDKs you use (Firebase, AdMob, etc.) or the specific privacy laws that apply to your users (GDPR if you have European users, CCPA for California, COPPA if kids might use your app).

I actually ended up building a tool to solve this for myself — applander.io — it generates a privacy policy customized to your app's SDKs and applicable laws, hosts it on a permanent URL(which your defined subdomain), and also gives you the support URL and marketing URL that Apple needs. Free for your first app. you can have a managing ticket system as well.

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