Fill out the data safety section
Learn how to fill out the data safety section from Google for your Canvas app
Whenever you submit a new app to the Play Store, Google will require you to fill out what they call a “data safety section”.
The idea is for you to tell users what kind of information your app collects or shares.
Each platform and app works in a different way, especially since Canvas relies on your website for all the content and functionality provided in the app. Below you can find a guide with more details about our suggested responses:
Your answers might be different depending on the functionality provided on your website. MobiLoud provides you with a general guide on how to fill this section, but you might want to review each option carefully and make sure your answers are aligned with your app/website functionality.
Data collection and security
Question | Answer | Details |
Does your app collect or share any of the required user data types? | Yes | Canvas does track some of the required data types mentioned by Google, mainly for analytics purposes as you will see ahead |
Is all of the user data collected by your app encrypted in transit? | Yes | Canvas integrates with third-party service providers such as Firebase and OneSignal which follow all the industry standards to encrypt the data that is transferred |
Do you provide a way for users to request that their data is deleted? | Yes | This is something you need to provide on your website in case you allow or require users to register or log in using an account |
Data types
Location (required)
Type | Check | Details |
Precise location | Yes | Even if your app doesn’t make use of the user's location, you need to make sure this option is checked. Our platform allows you to easily enable or disable the geolocation prompt via your Canvas Dashboard, and in order to make that possible we need to enable the precise location access when building the apps. |
Photos and Videos (optional)
Type | Check | Details |
Photos | Yes | If you allow users to upload photos to your website (e.g. profile pictures, albums, etc) you definitely want to have this option checked. |
Videos | Yes | If you allow users to upload videos to your website (e.g. posts, articles, activity feeds, attachments) make sure to check this option. |
Audio files (optional)
Type | Check | Details |
Voice or sound recordings | Yes | If you allow users to upload voice or sound recordings (e.g. audio messages), make sure to check this option. |
Music files | Yes | If you have a form where users can upload files, including music files, make sure to check this option |
Other audio files | Yes | If you have a form where users can upload files, including music files, make sure to check this option |
Files and docs (optional)
Type | Check | Details |
Files and docs | Yes | If you have a form where users can upload files, including pdf or office files, make sure to check this option |
App activity (required)
Type | Check | Details |
App interactions | Yes | Firebase tracks the most basic user interactions with your app, such as the number of times a specific screen has been opened |
App info and performance (required)
Type | Check | Details |
Crash logs | Yes | This information is tracked by Firebase to help us determine if the app is crashing for users |
Diagnostics | Yes | This information is also tracked by Firebase to help us with determining the causes of a crash |
Other app performance data | Yes | Other performance indicators are also tracked by Firebase to help with determining if your app is performing as expected or not |
Device or other IDs (required)
Type | Check | Details |
Device or other IDs | Yes | Firebase and OneSignal services that are included in all Canvas apps will track the device ID in order to allow user data to be tracked for analytics purposes. |
Data usage and handling
The last step is to provide details about how the data types declared in the previous section are used in your app.
Location
Type | Collected, Shared or both | Is this data processed ephemerally? | Is this data required? | Why is the data shared or tracked |
Precise location | Collected | Yes | No | App functionality |
Photos and Videos (optional)
Type | Collected, Shared or both | Is this data processed ephemerally? | Is this data required? | Why is the data shared or tracked |
Photos | Collected | No | No | App functionality |
Videos | Collected | No | No | App functionality |
Audio files (optional)
Type | Collected, Shared or both | Is this data processed ephemerally? | Is this data required? | Why is the data shared or tracked |
Voice or sound recordings | Collected | No | No | App functionality |
Music files | Collected | No | No | App functionality |
Other audio files | Collected | No | No | App functionality |
Files and docs (optional)
Type | Collected, Shared or both | Is this data processed ephemerally? | Is this data required? | Why is the data shared or tracked |
Files and docs | Collected | No | No | App functionality |
App activity (required)
Type | Collected, Shared or both | Is this data processed ephemerally? | Is this data required? | Why is the data shared or tracked |
App interactions | Shared | Yes | Yes | App analytics |
App info and performance (required)
Type | Collected, Shared or both | Is this data processed ephemerally? | Is this data required? | Why is the data shared or tracked |
Crash logs | Shared | Yes | Yes | App analytics |
Diagnostics | Shared | Yes | Yes | App analytics |
Other app performance data | Shared | Yes | Yes | App analytics |
Device or other IDs (required)
Type | Collected, Shared or both | Is this data processed ephemerally? | Is this data required? | Why is the data shared or tracked |
Device or other IDs | Shared | Yes | Yes | App analytics |
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