And what if market payment processor does not exist? Currently there is no
market payment processor for many countries available?

Tom

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Michael A. <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> As I understand it (and as Andrew also mentions); yes - you can put a
> donation link in your App.
>
> However, you may not offer the user anything in return for the
> donation (i.e., no rewards), as that would amount to a sale and
> therefore be in violation of the TOS which require sales to go through
> the market payment processor.
>
> If there is a problem, that would seem to be the critical clause.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael A.
>
> On Jun 30, 3:37 am, Alex Xin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi, Chandana
> >
> > Thanks for this very useful post!
> >
> > From the post one of Google employee wrote:
> >
> > *Our policies are intended to protect users from a situation where an app
> is
> > listed for free, but then actually requires a payment inside the app in
> > order for it to function. *
> > *
> > *
> > *My question:*
> > *User can use my free app in full function mode without any payment
> > required. There's no any notification to user that they should donate in
> > order to use my app, just a donation link in app's About dialog. What I
> want
> > to add is just a donation, so my case is not the situation that they try
> > to prevent. Does Google allow this?*
> > *
> > *thank you
> > Alex
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Chandana Napagoda <[email protected]
> >wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> >
> > > I think you need to go through these post's. They said you dev account
> > > might be banned.
> >
> > >http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=588c3.
> ..
> >
> > > Chandana
> >
> > > On 27 June 2010 18:46, Alex Xin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >> Hi, folks
> >
> > >> I want to login my app as free app, but I think maybe I can put a
> donation
> > >> link in my app, of course, my users can use my app without any
> donations. I
> > >> don't sell my app.
> > >> Does Google allow developer to do this?
> >
> > >> Thanks a lot
> >
> > >> Alex
> >
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