Setup Log-in as admin in your local site Enable "Mobile services": Site administration ► Mobile app ► Mobile settings Go to Site administration > Plugins >Authentication > Manage authentication and Enable the "E-mail based self-registration" plugin, in the same page scroll down to "Self registration " to set there "E-mail based self-registration" Go to Site administration > Privacy and policies > Policy settings and set "Site policy handler" to "Default (core)" Check that both "Site policy URL" and "Site policy URL for guests" are empty (if they are not empty, leave them empty deleting the current value) Testing scenario 1 - No policies Open the Mobile app and add the URL to your local site Go to the option "Create a new account" Create a new user account Log-in with the new user account credentials in your local web site CHECK that you are not asked to accept a site policy Testing scenario 2 - tool_core defined Log-in as admin in your local site Then go to Site administration > Privacy and policies > Policy settings Make sure the "Site policy handler" is set to "Default (core)" Set a "Site policy URL" (it can be a link to just https://www.moodle.org ) Now, open the Mobile app and add the URL to your local site Go to the option "Create a new account" Create a new user account Log-in with the new user account credentials in your local web site CHECK  that you are not asked to accept the site policy Testing scenario 3 - tool_policy defined Log-in as admin on your local site again If you're on 34 and 33, install the tool_policy plugin: 34 : https://moodle.org/plugins/download.php/16506/tool_policy_moodle34_2017111306.zip 33 : https://moodle.org/plugins/download.php/16505/tool_policy_moodle33_2017051514.zip Download the zip files and extract to admin/tool. Then go to Site administration > Privacy and policies > Policy settings Set "Site policy handler" to "Policies (tool_policy)" Create and make Active at least one "Site policy" in the site via Site administration > Privacy and policies > Manage policies > New policy Now, open the Mobile app and add the URL to your local site Go to the option "Create a new account" Create a new user account Log-in with the new user account credentials in your local web site CHECK that you are not asked to accept the site policy