--- title: Almost 600,000 apps for kids from the Google Play Store have no/undetected Privacy Policy description: Check this blog to learn more about privacy policy in apps from the Google Play Store purport to be suited for audiences aged 12 and under. image: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/q2cBz9XWYXFhF3-i1zFn0TOpxh0UTErFnJ6XplWTa-6MOPi-u6SqDnImPrWVg2ILcVVUrae23OjZj5zkIe-xE1aGMIUvbbzVkQlboJEh5eIfef81AkV6CNBxguij0p2qeKMrZ57f=s1600 --- [![pixalate-full-logo](https://www.pixalate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pixalate_Logos/pixalate-full-logo.jpg?width=150&height=60&name=pixalate-full-logo.jpg "pixalate-full-logo")](https://www.pixalate.com) Search **Menu** ** ** ![](https://www.pixalate.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/Blog%20photos/pixalate-blog-bg.png) [Mobile](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/mobile) | [Privacy](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/privacy) | [Research Reports](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/research-reports) | 2 min read # Almost 600,000 apps for kids from the Google Play Store have no/undetected Privacy Policy [![Piotr Boiwka](https://www.pixalate.com/hubfs/T04HJ6UKU-U020R2VVALF-e2a0de641049-512.jpg)](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/author/piotr-boiwka) Written by [Piotr Boiwka](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/author/piotr-boiwka) Oct 25, 2021 3:00:20 PM **3 things to know:** There are almost 3 million apps in the Google Play Store that purport to be suited for audiences that include children aged 12 and under, according to [Pixalate’s latest analysis](https://www.pixalate.com/mobile-ad-supply-chain-privacy-safety-apps-for-kids-apple-h1-2021). 87% of all apps present in the store at the end of the first half of 2021. However, they do not always have a detected Privacy Policy. According to Pixalate’s latest report, [Global Mobile Ad Supply Chain: Privacy & Safety on Apps for Children - Apple App Store (H1 2021)](https://www.pixalate.com/mobile-ad-supply-chain-privacy-safety-apps-for-kids-apple-h1-2021), 20% of apps for children from the Google Play Store did not have a privacy policy or had no privacy policy detected by Pixalate. However, it was a lower rate than in apps targeting older audiences (33%). ![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/q2cBz9XWYXFhF3-i1zFn0TOpxh0UTErFnJ6XplWTa-6MOPi-u6SqDnImPrWVg2ILcVVUrae23OjZj5zkIe-xE1aGMIUvbbzVkQlboJEh5eIfef81AkV6CNBxguij0p2qeKMrZ57f=s1600) Furthermore, 90% of apps for children in the [Google Play Store](https://www.pixalate.com/mobile-ad-supply-chain-privacy-safety-apps-for-kids-google-h1-2021) had no/undetected Terms of Service. This rate was also lower than in apps for older audiences (93%). However, the potential for privacy risks was not lower across the board on apps for children in the Google Play Store. For example, apps for children were registered on a non-corporate email by a general email provider such as Gmail or Yahoo at a higher rate than apps not for children (56% to 50%). Also, a higher percentage of apps for children (8% to 7%) were privately registered. It means that the website associated with the app has privatized or anonymized information. Furthermore, 11.8K total apps in the Google Play Store have no/undetected privacy policy, no/undetected TOS, and are privately registered under a non-corporate email. To learn more about dangerous permissions and privacy in the mobile ecosystem, download our Privacy & Safety on Apps for Children reports. You can find them all for free here. 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