Information on the Apple Privacy Manifest¶

From May 1, 2024, it will be necessary as a third-party SDK provider to provide a privacy manifest. In addition to the Privacy Nutrition data, which already had to be provided since around 2020, further information is required now.

A Privacy Manifest contains all information regarding data protection in the context of publishing an app in the App Store (also declared in the store via Privacy Nutrition Labels) and is checked by Apple as part of the app submission.

In order that the app developers receive a holistic overview of the data protection information of the app, including the frameworks/SDKs/libraries it contains from third parties, the manifests of the INFOnline Libraries iOS should also be listed and read in in addition to the manifest for the app. Developers can generate a so-called “Privacy Report” for their app via Xcode, which consolidates all information from all manifests.

These have to be specified in the App Store metadata, in the “App data protection” section, as part of the creation or configuration of an app.

Next to the information about what data is collected by the SDK, any use of the so-called “Required Reason APIs” and the reason for the use must to be declared.

Furthermore, if the function of the SDK falls under “tracking” these tracking domains have to be stated as well.

Privacy Tracking and Tracking Domains¶

Apple describes "Tracking" as follows: "Tracking is the act of combining user or device data collected by your app with user or device data collected by other companies' apps, websites, or offline properties in order to target advertising or ad measurement."

This description does not apply to our measurement. We carry out range measurement with the intention of analysis and therefore do not see ourselves as having the function of “tracking”. We do not provide any information about tracking here and therefore do not provide any tracking domains.

(pseudonym / IOMp) Information of the Privacy Manifest for the IOLib¶

Collected Data Types¶

Identifiers¶

DeviceID

• used for Tracking
• Purpose: Analytics

Usage Data¶

Product Interaction

• used for Tracking
• Purpose: Analytics

Advertising Data

• used for Tracking
• Purpose: Analytics

"Required Reason" APIs (Apple iOS SDK APIs)¶

User defaults APIs - Reasons

• CA92.1 : Read / write information accessible only by the app

Example of the Privacy Reports for the IOMp / pseudonymous library¶

The privacy report for the IOLib iOS looks like the following:

(Zensus / IOMb) Information of the Privacy Manifest for the IOMbLib¶

Collected Data Types¶

Usage Data¶

Product Interaction

• used for Tracking
• Purpose: Analytics

Advertising Data - used for Tracking - Purpose: Analytics

"Required Reason" APIs (Apple iOS SDK APIs)¶

User defaults APIs - Reasons

• CA92.1 : Read / write information accessible only by the app

Example of the Privacy Report for the IOMb / pseudonymous library¶

The privacy report for the IOMbLib iOS looks like the following: