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:

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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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