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title: Privacy policy required - Shopify developer changelog
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  createdAt: '2019-09-13T12:36:52-04:00'
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August 19, 2019

Tags:

* Action Required
* Shopify App Store

# Privacy policy required

The privacy policy is now a required field in the app submission form for newly submitted or updated listings of apps in the Shopify App Store.

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Please ensure you have an updated privacy policy in you Shopify App Store listing submission form, or use the app privacy policy template provided. [View the app privacy policy template](https://help.shopify.com/en/api/app-store/listing-in-the-app-store/data-and-user-privacy/privacy-policy-template)