Virtual Reality apps collect and process a range of personal information from app users. If you're getting into this quickly-growing arena, you're going to need a Privacy Policy for your app before it can legally be distributed. Learn why and get tips for staying compliant in our short but informative presentation. Keep reading about the topic on our blog: https://privacypolicies.com/blog/privacy-policy-virtual-reality-app/

1. Creating a Privacy Policy
for Your VR App

2. If you own a Virtual Reality app
that collects or uses personally
identifiable information from
users, you are required to post
a Privacy Policy.

3. Virtual Reality is a rapidly expanding
business that is only expected to
grow.
Industries such as gaming, healthcare,
military, manufacturing, education and
real estate are all making investments
in this sector of technology.

4. Most VR apps collect three categories of user data:
Personally Identifiable Information
Non-personally Identifiable Information
Aggregate information
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5. Personally identifiable information includes any information
that can be used to identify an individual, such as information
required for registration and delivery of an app to a user’s
device.
It also could include payment information for in-app purchases.

7. Non-personally identifiable information is information
such as that used to monitor analytics or user behaviors.
Aggregate information is information collected about
groups of users used to create a community experience.

8. VR apps carry special privacy considerations:
Many VR apps create a community experience in
which a user is interacting with the app and with other
users they may or may not know.
The overwhelming majority of VR game users are
minors.
Many apps collect physical information about the
user’s movements and physical makeup.
Many apps collect user location data.

9. Because of this, a Privacy Policy is necessary.
You should draft your Privacy Policy in simple language your
typical users can understand.
Disclose all of the types of data you collect, both directly and
indirectly.

12. Disclose all of the reasons you collect this information.

13. Disclose how you share the information with third parties.

14. Post your Privacy Policy in an easy-to-find and easy-to-access
location on your website and within your app.

15. Having an informative Privacy Policy with
your VR app will help you stay compliant
with ever-changing privacy laws and keep
your app trustworthy with your users.