I almost finished to update my GameMaker Studio Extensions to comply with the GDPR. AdColony explains how they collect user data from their advertising service (full article):
AdColony SDK 3.x supports GDPR and will not require an AdColony SDK update; however, if a publishing partner is collecting consent, they will need to update their integration to pass data subject requests for information or requests to remove their consent we have claimed based on our legitimate interest (i.e. forget, do not store, do not process). Publishers on the old 2.x SDK will need to update to 3.x SDK to pass consent parameters.
Let’s see on the developer’s side what we need to do in order to get our projects ready for GDPR. Add the following code to your project but always before you call adcolony_configure_sdk:
With this simple function your project will be ready for GDPR 👍
For both GameMaker Studio Engine versions I’ve updated the AdColony SDK Extension with the new AdColony iOS SDK 3.3.4 and AdColony Android SDK 3.3.4 released both on 18 May 2018, and also the Google Play Services version 15.0.1 which includes general improvements and bug fixes.
AdColony iOS SDK 3.3.4 Changelog:
- Added a new API to pass user consent as required for compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you are collecting consent from your users, you can make use of this new API to inform AdColony and all downstream consumers of the consent. Please see their GDPR FAQ for more information and their GDPR wiki for implementation details.
- Fixed a bug where advertisement video’s close button was not easily tappable because of the status bar overlapping.
- Fixed a bug where unsafe access to the device’s battery level was causing a crash.
- Several bug fixes and stability improvements.
AdColony Android/Amazon SDK 3.3.4 Changelog:
- Added a new API to pass user consent as required for compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Fixed new NullPointerException mentioned in issue #29.
- Several bug fixes and stability improvements.
As usual, if you want to check the progress of this GameMaker Extension you can also do it in the public Trello Board.
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