Table 3 Availability of policy disclosures
Apps collecting data | Apps transmitting data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Policy | All apps, n = 79 (%) | Any data, n = 70 (%) | Personal or sensitive dataa, n = 59 (%) | Any data, n = 70 (%) | Personal or sensitive dataa, n = 38 (%) |
Privacy disclosure available | 53 (67 %) | 50 (71 %) | 43 (73 %) | 49 (70 %) | 31 (82 %) |
In-app privacy policy | 22 (28 %) | 22 (31 %) | 21 (36 %) | 22 (31 %) | 15 (39 %) |
Other privacy policy | 48 (61 %) | 45 (64 %) | 38 (64 %) | 44 (63 %) | 29 (76 %) |
Policy mentions app | 8 (10 %) | 8 (11 %) | 5 (8 %) | 8 (11 %) | 5 (13 %) |
Advertising policy | 3 (4 %) | 3 (4 %) | 3 (5 %) | 3 (4 %) | 3 (8 %) |
No privacy disclosure | 26 (33 %) | 20 (29 %) | 16 (27 %) | 21 (30 %) | 7 (18 %) |
In-app clinical disclaimer | 36 (46 %) | 32 (46 %) | 26 (44 %) | 33 (47 %) | 13 (34 %) |