Do I need to use the privacy policy in my application on Google play?

Question

Android

Google recently updated the rules for apps published on Google play. I read all the rules. Everything is clear, except for one moment.

My application uses 3 permissions:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>

Only Admob is used to display ads. For which the application uses the following services:

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:8.4.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-plus:8.4.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:8.4.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-appindexing:8.4.0'
}

Does my app process personal or sensitive data? And do I need a privacy policy for my application on Google play?

Answer 1

No, you don't need a privacy policy. AdMob is Google advertising, it does not drag anything extra, no data. You yourself also do not collect a list of installed applications or user contacts. So everything is ok.