Hi, You would have to ask Google about that, but the existence or lack of a market payment processor does not really change the terms of service. It's just one way in which those of us who are outside the Google Checkout zone are screwed over by the Android market.
Regards, Michael A. On Jun 30, 10:21 am, Tomáš Hubálek <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > >> -- > > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > >> Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > >> To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >> [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > <android-developers%[email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > <android-developers%[email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tom Hubalek > ([email protected]),http://android.hubalek.net,http://blog.hubalek.net/http://facebook.com/thubalek,http://www.linkedin.com/in/thubalekhttp://twitter.com/thubalek,http://twitter.com/android_dev_tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
