Prepare for Google Play's data disclosure requirements
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In May 2021, Google Play announced the new Data safety section, which is a developer-provided disclosure for an app's data
collection, sharing, and security practices. This document helps you complete the
requirements for this data disclosure in regards to your usage of the
reCAPTCHA Android SDK.
We aim to be as transparent as possible in supporting you. However, as the app
developer, you are solely responsible for deciding how to respond to
Google Play's Data safety section form
regarding your app's end-user data collection, sharing, and security practices.
Data collected by reCAPTCHA
reCAPTCHA collects the following data automatically when it
receives requests from the reCAPTCHA Android SDK:
Data
Description
IP address
Collects IP addresses from the network requests coming from the reCAPTCHA
Android SDK to help detect abuse.
SDK version used by the app
Collects version of the reCAPTCHA Android SDK that the app
uses.
Collects device integrity information from Google Play services.
App interactions
Collects information about how a user interacts with the app. For example, the number of times they visit a page or sections they tap on.
Installed apps
Collects information about some apps installed on a device, including malicious apps.
Device ID
Collects identifiers that relate to an individual device, such as IMEI.
For more information about the data collected by reCAPTCHA,
privacy policy, and terms, see the reCAPTCHA section of
Service Terms in Service Specific Terms.
Complete your data disclosure
Determine which data type best describes the data collected by
reCAPTCHA Android SDK. To learn about the data types,
see Android's guide about data types.
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