[NoSquash] Add App Privacy Policy

[rubenwardy]

Fixes https://github.com/minetest/minetest/issues/12809

Not sure the best way to structure this

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[rubenwardy]

Wondering if this would maybe be a better way to display the information

[SmallJoker]

Answer to the table view above, https://github.com/minetest/minetest.github.io/pull/279#issuecomment-1475430043

Yes. This does look better organised, hence more user-friendly.

[rubenwardy]

Looks a bit terrible on a phone, which is the main place it'll be read

[SmallJoker]

That kinda sucks. Well then, a normal listing should serve its purpose as well. Also mentioning this because I remember having it as a TODO for the next release.

[rubenwardy]

Given the app is no longer available, this is no longer needed for 5.7

[x2048]

My 2 cents from my prior experience and reading examples on the Internet: Privacy policy does not need to detail out every interaction between user and the services, but it is is usually written on behalf of a legal entity, like a public agreement or service agreement. Since minetest.net, server list, content DB and individual servers are managed by different legal entities, it would make sense to have a privacy policy for each of the parties. In this case privacy policy for Minetest as an application would reference the privacy policies of each party in the relevant context. The formulation could be "'Play Online' tab uses the Minetest Server List by default. See here (link) for the Privacy Policy of Minetest Server List."

Alternative to this would be to incorporate a legal entity for Minetest and transfer ownership of the individual hosted services (server list, content db, minetest.net etc.)

Disclaimer: this is not a legal advice, just sharing experience.

[rubenwardy]

Privacy policy does not need to detail out every interaction between user and the services, but it is is usually written on behalf of a legal entity, like a public agreement or service agreement. Since minetest.net, server list, content DB and individual servers are managed by different legal entities, it would make sense to have a privacy policy for each of the parties. In this case privacy policy for Minetest as an application would reference the privacy policies of each party in the relevant context. The formulation could be "'Play Online' tab uses the Minetest Server List by default. See here (link) for the Privacy Policy of Minetest Server List."

The problem with this is that Google will review the link we share and will reject the app if it doesn't contain the information on its checklist

[rubenwardy]

Updated. Build is failing with 404s as the PR hasn't been merged yet

[celeron55]

Looks fine to me. It seems to be accurate enough. It definitely gives a good general idea.

I'm really not worried about the exact content of the privacy policy. It's bound to have inaccuracies over time as it's such a non integral non functional part of the thing it's describing.