{"id":3517,"date":"2020-11-22T05:54:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T05:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ionicframework.com\/blog\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2021-03-18T15:21:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T15:21:27","slug":"answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect","title":{"rendered":"Answering App Privacy Questions in App Store Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple intentionally designs their products to protect users\u2019 privacy. They\u2019re continually working on new ways to keep personal information safe. So, it\u2019s no surprise that they have introduced a new requirement for developers with apps on the App Store: soon, you must provide information on <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=vlj9jty9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">your app\u2019s data collection practices<\/a>, including data sent to third-party partners integrated into your app.<\/p>\n<p>Once provided by developers, users can view data linked to them or used to track them on the app\u2019s product page:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/apple-app-privacy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1718\" height=\"1070\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/apple-app-privacy.webp\" alt=\"app-privacy-settings-in-app-store\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3518 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1718px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1718\/1070;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1718\" height=\"1070\" src=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/apple-app-privacy.webp\" alt=\"app-privacy-settings-in-app-store\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3518\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This information will be required to submit new apps and app updates to the App Store, starting on <strong>December 8, 2020<\/strong>. Since this deadline is close to the holidays and given the App Store <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=11292019a\">shuts down around the holidays<\/a> each year, the Ionic team recommends responding to the privacy questions and submitting a new app update as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Do I Need to Disclose My App\u2019s Data Collection?<\/h2>\n<p>If your app collects data in any way, and it\u2019s transmitted off of the device and stored somewhere for long-term access, you\u2019ll likely need to disclose it. This includes third-party partners such as analytics tools, advertising networks, third-party SDKs, or other external vendors whose code you\u2019ve added to your app.<\/p>\n<p>There are some exceptions, but given the complexity of Apple\u2019s privacy rules, it\u2019s best to refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/app-store\/app-privacy-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App Privacy Details page<\/a> to make the right decision for your app.<\/p>\n<h2>Native Plugin Data Collection<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to reviewing the data collected from the web (user interface) portion of the code (forms that users fill out, for example), it\u2019s essential to audit all native plugins in use.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a sampling of the types of data you need to report on and the relevant Capacitor\/Cordova plugins. Please review <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/app-store\/app-privacy-details\/#data-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this post<\/a> for the complete list of data types that you need to report.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Data Type<\/strong>\n   <\/td>\n<td><strong>Description<\/strong>\n   <\/td>\n<td><strong>Plugin(s)<\/strong>\n   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Heath and Fitness\n   <\/td>\n<td>Health and medical data\n   <\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ionicframework.com\/docs\/native\/health-kit\">Health Kit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ionicframework.com\/docs\/native\/health\">Health<\/a>\n   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Location\n   <\/td>\n<td>The location of a user or device via longitude and latitude\n   <\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/capacitorjs.com\/docs\/apis\/geolocation\">Geolocation<\/a>\n   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Contacts\n   <\/td>\n<td>List of contacts in the user\u2019s phone\n   <\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ionicframework.com\/docs\/enterprise\/contacts\">Enterprise Contacts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/capacitor-community\/contacts\">Community Contacts<\/a>\n   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>User Content\n   <\/td>\n<td>Photos, videos, audio recording\n   <\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/capacitorjs.com\/docs\/apis\/camera\">Camera<\/a>\n   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Usage Data\n   <\/td>\n<td>Production interaction such as app launches, taps\/clicks, and advertising data.\n   <\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/capacitor-community\/admob\">Admob<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ionicframework.com\/docs\/native\/google-analytics\">Google Analytics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/capacitor-community\/firebase-analytics\">Google Analytics for Firebase<\/a>\n   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Diagnostics\n   <\/td>\n<td>Crash logs, performance data (launch time, energy use)\n   <\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/capacitor-community\/firebase-crashlytics\">Firebase Crashlytics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/getsentry\/sentry-cordova\">Sentry<\/a>\n   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>How to answer app privacy questions<\/h2>\n<p>After reviewing your app\u2019s code and data collection practices, specify the app\u2019s privacy practices through the multi-step questionnaire in App Store Connect.<\/p>\n<p>Sign in to <a href=\"https:\/\/appstoreconnect.apple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App Store Connect<\/a>, then select the app to view. In the sidebar, select App Privacy. In the Getting Started dialog that appears, indicate whether you collect data in the app. Naturally, if the answer is \u201cno,\u201d then there\u2019s nothing more to do. If \u201cyes,\u201d there\u2019s more to do.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-data-collection.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1248\" height=\"1130\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-data-collection.webp\" alt=\"privacy-data-collection\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3519 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1248px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1248\/1130;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1248\" height=\"1130\" src=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-data-collection.webp\" alt=\"privacy-data-collection\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3519\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the next screen, review each data type, toggling the ones that your app collects:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-collection-details.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1232\" height=\"1502\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-collection-details.webp\" alt=\"privacy-collection-details\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3520 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1232px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1232\/1502;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1232\" height=\"1502\" src=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-collection-details.webp\" alt=\"privacy-collection-details\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3520\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, click into each data type you selected, then indicate how it\u2019s used. This includes advertising, analytics, app functionality, and more:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-precise-location.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1220\" height=\"1468\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-precise-location.webp\" alt=\"privacy-precise-location\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3521 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1220px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1220\/1468;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1220\" height=\"1468\" src=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-precise-location.webp\" alt=\"privacy-precise-location\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3521\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, indicate if the data collected is linked to the user\u2019s identity (account, device, or details). If \u201cyes,\u201d then a Tracking questionnaire begins. \u201cTracking\u201d is defined differently based on the data type, so read carefully then answer:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-location-tracking2.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1214\" height=\"742\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-location-tracking2.webp\" alt=\"privacy-location-tracking\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3524 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1214px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1214\/742;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1214\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-location-tracking2.webp\" alt=\"privacy-location-tracking\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3524\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After you\u2019ve finished answering all questions for each data type, a summary is displayed. Click Publish to publish your responses to your app\u2019s product page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-product-page-preview.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2472\" height=\"782\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-product-page-preview.webp\" alt=\"privacy-product-page-preview\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3523 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2472px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2472\/782;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2472\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/privacy-product-page-preview.webp\" alt=\"privacy-product-page-preview\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3523\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Set your app privacy settings now<\/h2>\n<p>Although the deadline is looming, it\u2019s fortunate that explaining your data handling practices in App Store Connect is straightforward. Most of the work upfront involves reviewing your app\u2019s code, tools, SDKs, and third-party integrations to determine how they collect user data. Once that\u2019s done, periodically update the privacy settings as the app evolves over time. Your users will appreciate the increased transparency around how you\u2019re collecting and using their data.<\/p>\n<p>Set your app privacy settings within <a href=\"https:\/\/appstoreconnect.apple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App Store Connect<\/a> now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple intentionally designs their products to protect users\u2019 privacy. They\u2019re continually working on new ways to keep personal information safe. So, it\u2019s no surprise that they have introduced a new requirement for developers with apps on the App Store: soon, you must provide information on your app\u2019s data collection practices, including data sent to third-party [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":3525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"publish_to_discourse":"0","publish_post_category":"30","wpdc_auto_publish_overridden":"","wpdc_topic_tags":"","wpdc_pin_topic":"","wpdc_pin_until":"","discourse_post_id":"489415","discourse_permalink":"https:\/\/forum.ionicframework.com\/t\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect\/200025","wpdc_publishing_response":"","wpdc_publishing_error":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[137,158,151,100,205],"class_list":["post-3517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","tag-app-store","tag-apple","tag-capacitor","tag-ios","tag-privacy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.0 (Yoast SEO v23.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Answering App Privacy Questions in App Store Connect - Ionic Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to provide your app\u2019s data collection practices in App Store Connect. Required for new and existing apps starting on December 8, 2020.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Answering App Privacy Questions in App Store Connect\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn how to provide your app\u2019s data collection practices in App Store Connect. Required for new and existing apps starting on December 8, 2020.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ionic Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-11-22T05:54:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-03-18T15:21:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Matt Netkow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@dotNetkow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ionicframework\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Matt Netkow\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Matt Netkow\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/93c8b2fe110f183510c6285b0de40790\"},\"headline\":\"Answering App Privacy Questions in App Store Connect\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-22T05:54:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-18T15:21:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect\"},\"wordCount\":674,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"App Store\",\"Apple\",\"Capacitor\",\"iOS\",\"privacy\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Announcements\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect\",\"name\":\"Answering App Privacy Questions in App Store Connect - Ionic Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-22T05:54:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-18T15:21:27+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn how to provide your app\u2019s data collection practices in App Store Connect. Required for new and existing apps starting on December 8, 2020.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"apple-ios-logo-store\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Answering App Privacy Questions in App Store Connect\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"ionic.io\/blog\",\"description\":\"Build amazing native and progressive web apps with the web\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Ionic\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-on-color.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-on-color.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":854,\"caption\":\"Ionic\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/ionicframework\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/93c8b2fe110f183510c6285b0de40790\",\"name\":\"Matt Netkow\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mattnetkow-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mattnetkow-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Matt Netkow\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/dotNetkow\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/author\/mattnetkow\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Answering App Privacy Questions in App Store Connect - Ionic Blog","description":"Learn how to provide your app\u2019s data collection practices in App Store Connect. Required for new and existing apps starting on December 8, 2020.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Answering App Privacy Questions in App Store Connect","og_description":"Learn how to provide your app\u2019s data collection practices in App Store Connect. Required for new and existing apps starting on December 8, 2020.","og_url":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect","og_site_name":"Ionic Blog","article_published_time":"2020-11-22T05:54:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-03-18T15:21:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Matt Netkow","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@dotNetkow","twitter_site":"@ionicframework","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Matt Netkow","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect"},"author":{"name":"Matt Netkow","@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/93c8b2fe110f183510c6285b0de40790"},"headline":"Answering App Privacy Questions in App Store Connect","datePublished":"2020-11-22T05:54:11+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-18T15:21:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect"},"wordCount":674,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-scaled.jpg","keywords":["App Store","Apple","Capacitor","iOS","privacy"],"articleSection":["Announcements"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect","url":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect","name":"Answering App Privacy Questions in App Store Connect - Ionic Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2020-11-22T05:54:11+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-18T15:21:27+00:00","description":"Learn how to provide your app\u2019s data collection practices in App Store Connect. Required for new and existing apps starting on December 8, 2020.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"apple-ios-logo-store"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/answering-app-privacy-questions-in-app-store-connect#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Answering App Privacy Questions in App Store Connect"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/","name":"ionic.io\/blog","description":"Build amazing native and progressive web apps with the web","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#organization","name":"Ionic","url":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-on-color.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/white-on-color.png","width":1920,"height":854,"caption":"Ionic"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/ionicframework"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/93c8b2fe110f183510c6285b0de40790","name":"Matt Netkow","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mattnetkow-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mattnetkow-150x150.jpg","caption":"Matt Netkow"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/dotNetkow"],"url":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/author\/mattnetkow"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ionic.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}