Play rejection: account deletion URL missing
Google Play requires a page on the open web describing how to delete an account and what happens to the data, reachable without installing the app.
What the rejection means
Google Play requires a page on the open web describing how to delete an account and what happens to the data, reachable without installing the app.
The usual causes
- The only deletion route is inside the app.
- The page requires signing in.
- The page exists but is not entered in the Play Console.
What to change
Publish a deletion page at a stable URL, enter it in the Play Console, and make sure it names what is kept and for how long.
Before you resubmit
- Open every URL you entered in a private window.
- Read the reviewer's message again and answer the specific point, not the general topic.
- Reply in Resolution Center saying what you changed and where to see it.
Keeping it true after launch
A legal page stops being true the moment the product moves past it, usually by adding a payment provider, an analytics SDK or a sign-in. No store re-checks your pages against your build, so the drift is yours to notice.
- Re-read it whenever you add a dependency that sees user data.
- Re-check what loads on the page after any change: the cookie notice and the policy have to agree.
- Keep the URL stable. Changing where a policy lives breaks every listing that points at it.
Common questions
How long does a resubmission take?
Usually the same as a first review. Answering the exact point raised, with a link, is what shortens it.
Can I argue a rejection?
You can, and sometimes you should. It works when the reviewer has misread something and you can show it in one sentence with a link. It rarely works as a general objection.
