Why is the Chrome Web Store asking me to give out an email address and physical address publicly on my store page?

Question

I am curious if anyone else has had these options show up highlighted on the Developer Dashboard. I have been maintaining an extension since September that manages tabs and collects no information.

Highlighted in yellow on the Developer Dashboard:

Please provide the following information: Physical Address Privacy Policy To ensure a more transparent and positive experience for users, the email address, physical address, and link to your privacy policy that you provide in the developer dashboard will be displayed publicly on your item details page(s) in the Chrome Web Store.

Please provide a current, valid postal address where you may be contacted. If you offer items or in-app purchase items for sale, you may be required to provide a postal address under our developer terms and consumer protection laws; failure to do so may result in the suspension of your account and/or sales of your items. Please ensure that you keep these details up to date if they change. By providing your email or postal address information, you consent to Google publicly displaying or disclosing that information in connection with your items. Learn more

My extension will prompt the user for a donation after 30 days, but it can be disabled. Setting a privacy policy is one thing, but I simply don't have a non-personal address I can give out. Google seems to be mistaking me as a business.

Answer 1

Since September 30, 2014. Google has already changed its policies regarding paid app developers. Every developer who opened the developer console starting that date was greeted with a message stating that a physical address must be added in account settings. The change will influence primarily developers who distribute paid apps or allow in-app-purchases.

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