Precise location data policy

  • Publishers who share precise location data with Google for ads need to comply with new notice and consent requirements based on recent policy updates.

  • The provided code snippets in Kotlin and Java demonstrate one way to inform users about the use and sharing of their location data for personalized advertising, analytics, and attribution.

  • Publishers should customize the provided consent message to accurately reflect their specific data sharing practices.
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If you pass precise location data of your users to Google, the Google Publisher Policies provides you with consent requirements and a notice.

If this policy applies to you, the following example sets the title, message, and button text to inform your users of data sharing:

Kotlin

protected fun presentConsentOverlay(context: Context) {
  AlertDialog.Builder(context)
      .setTitle("TITLE")
      .setMessage("MESSAGE_TEXT")
      .setNeutralButton("BUTTON_TEXT") { dialog, which ->
        dialog.cancel()
        Log.d("APP_TAG", "CONSENT_RECEIVED_LOG_MESSAGE")
      }
      .show()
}

// To use the previous function, call:
presentConsentOverlay(this)

Java

protected void presentConsentOverlay(Context context) {
  new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
      .setTitle("TITLE")
      .setMessage("MESSAGE_TEXT")
  .setNeutralButton("BUTTON_TEXT", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
      dialog.cancel();
      Log.d("APP_TAG", "CONSENT_RECEIVED_LOG_MESSAGE");
    }
  })
  .show();
}

// To use the previous method, call:
presentConsentOverlay(this);

Replace the following:

  • TITLE: the title of the consent dialog, for example, Location data.

  • MESSAGE_TEXT: the text of the consent dialog, for example:

    We may use your location and share with third parties for the
purposes of personalized advertising, analytics, and attributions. To learn
more, visit our privacy policy at example.com.

  • BUTTON_TEXT: the text of the consent dialog button, for example, OK.

  • APP_TAG: the log tag of your application, for example, MainActivity.

  • CONSENT_RECEIVED_LOG_MESSAGE: the log message to record when the user gives consent, for example, Consent received.