You could in fact (try) to get around Google's payment processor if you change your donate button into an in-app purchase of a media file that can also be processed by other apps (images, videos, songs, eBook...), see Google Play Developer Policies <https://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html>:
Developers offering additional content, services or functionality within another category of app downloaded from Google Play must use Google Play's in-app billing service <http://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/index.html> as the method of payment, *except:* - where payment is primarily for physical goods or services (e.g., buying movie tickets, or buying a publication where the price also includes a hard copy subscription); or - *where payment is for digital content or goods that may be consumed outside of the app itself (e.g., buying songs that can be played on other music players). * The only difficulty would be communicating the message to your users that the purchase is meant to be a donation for your work on the app. If you would phrase it like that you still would be violating the policies. On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 11:35:13 AM UTC-6, NickL wrote: > > I bet you are exactly right. Much as it sounds crazy, that is the only > thing that would explain this. thanks! > > I still think there must be a way to collect donations without giving > those scoundrels a cut of the loot. > > On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 12:26:11 PM UTC-5, TreKing wrote: >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 9:54 AM, NickL <nicklo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> There is a donate link (redirects to PayPal) but there is nothing in any >>> way that gives the sense that new content would be made available by >>> clicking that link to donate, which is a Google requirement. It just says >>> "touch here to donate". >> >> >> From 3.5 >> <https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html#pricing-payments> >> : >> >> "The Payment Processor must process all fees a Developer receives for any >> version of a Product distributed via the Store" >> >> I can't speak with any authority, obviously, and I wouldn't consider a >> donation a "fee" (that's for the lawyers to decide), but given the reason >> you posted and your comment, I would expect this to be the problem. Pushing >> the update probably triggered a review (possibly random?) and Lord Google™ >> was not pleased that you are getting dollar bills yo without making your >> contribution to them. >> >> You should probably switch that out with IAP. >> >> Good luck. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago >> transit tracking app for Android-powered devices >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
