Opt-out compliance
Understand how to implement opt-out compliance for the Analytics SDK to comply with General Data Protection Regulation and California Consumer Privacy Act requirements.
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All versions of the Analytics SDK provide compliance mechanisms consistent with known regulatory customers and guidance including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Unity 6.2 and later with Analytics SDK 6.1 and later
The Analytics SDK is controlled by the Developer Data framework API, present in the Unity Engine from 6.2 onwards. To start or stop data collection, you must set the consent status for to or respectively.
EndUserConsentAnalyticsIntentGrantedRevokedFor specific information about granting consent with the API, refer to Developer Data framework.
EndUserConsentUnity 6.1 and earlier, or Analytics SDK 6.0 and earlier
In regions that require you to provide an opt-out, you must provide your own logic to determine whether the player has opted out. You may call to start the SDK if the player hasn't opted out, otherwise you shouldn't call it and the SDK remains dormant.
AnalyticsService.Instance.StartDataCollection()Important
Unity Analytics requires you to implement a privacy solution separate from Unity Ads. If you're using both Unity Ads and Analytics, the Unity Ads opt-out mechanism does not apply to both services.
async void Start(){ await UnityServices.InitializeAsync(); if (playerHasOptedOut) { // Do nothing, leave the SDK off } else { AnalyticsService.Instance.StartDataCollection(); }}
Note
these API methods changed in version 5.0.0 of the SDK. Please ensure you have the latest version of the SDK installed!