Privacy Manifest File

Last Updated on : 2024-03-29 06:05:11download

If your app is built with the Smart Life App SDK and you intend to submit a new version to the App Store or update the existing version after March 13, 2024, please be aware of Apple’s privacy updates for App Store submissions. As per the latest requirements, developers must include a privacy manifest file (PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy) that declares how their app uses user data. For more information, see Privacy updates for App Store submissions.

If you fail to declare which APIs are used and the reasons for their usage in your privacy manifest file, you may receive a warning ITMS-91053: Missing API declaration. Starting from May 1, 2024, apps without a privacy manifest file cannot be uploaded or updated.

To avoid your app being rejected by the App Store, make sure you create a PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy file as instructed in Describing Data Use in Privacy Manifests. This manifest must detail the data that your app collects about the person using the app, and the reasons it collects the data.

For apps integrated with the Smart Life App SDK, ensure that you include the privacy manifest for the SDK in your PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy file. If the data types or the required reason APIs you declare for your app overlap with those of the SDK, evaluate and determine how to integrate this information effectively to describe your app’s data use accurately.

Here is the privacy manifest for the Smart Life App SDK.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypes</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
            <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeEmailAddress</string>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
            <true/>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
            <false/>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
            <array>
                <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAnalytics</string>
                <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAppFunctionality</string>
            </array>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
            <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePhoneNumber</string>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
            <true/>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
            <false/>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
            <array>
                <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAnalytics</string>
                <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAppFunctionality</string>
            </array>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
            <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePreciseLocation</string>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
            <true/>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
            <false/>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
            <array>
                <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAppFunctionality</string>
            </array>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
            <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeCoarseLocation</string>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
            <true/>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
            <false/>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
            <array>
                <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAppFunctionality</string>
            </array>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
            <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeCustomerSupport</string>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
            <true/>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
            <false/>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
            <array>
                <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAppFunctionality</string>
            </array>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
            <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeUserID</string>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
            <true/>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
            <false/>
            <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
            <array>
                <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAnalytics</string>
                <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAppFunctionality</string>
            </array>
        </dict>
    </array>
    <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key>
            <string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryFileTimestamp</string>
            <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
            <array>
                <string>DDA9.1</string>
            </array>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key>
            <string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryDiskSpace</string>
            <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
            <array>
                <string>E174.1</string>
            </array>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key>
            <string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryUserDefaults</string>
            <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
            <array>
                <string>CA92.1</string>
            </array>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key>
            <string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategorySystemBootTime</string>
            <key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
            <array>
                <string>35F9.1</string>
            </array>
        </dict>
    </array>
    <key>NSPrivacyTracking</key>
    <false/>
</dict>
</plist>

When organizing the privacy manifest, avoid duplicating items and ensure clarity and consistency throughout the document.