App Store Release & Privacy

App Release

When releasing an app that includes the Sentiance SDK, it is required to inform your users that the use of background locations can have an impact on the device's battery life.

When submitting an app for approval on the App Store, you must include the following message in the app description:

Caution: continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Privacy Section

The iOS App Store requires developers to include details about the data they capture and what they do with it, in the app's privacy section.

"With the release of iOS/iPadOS 14.3 on Dec. 2020, any new or updated app must include a privacy label, otherwise it won't be allowed on the App Store. This requirement applies not just to third-party apps but to Apple's own programs, such as Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Wallet, though built-in apps aren't included."

Where to start?

Being transparent about the data you capture is important to your users. We recommend you to keep you and your team informed and up-to-date with current and future changes to the App Store policies.

Some useful links to get started: App Store - Privacy Details App Store - Privacy and user data use App Store - Protecting the users' privacy App Store - Review

Data captured by our SDK

What follows will focus solely on the Sentiance SDK in relation to the new Apple privacy policy. It is important to stress that your privacy section should still be adjusted to the data captured by your specific app.

Health & Fitness

• Used for Analytics

• Used for tracking purposes

If User Linking is enabled:

• Linked to the user's identity

Location

Identifiers

Diagnostics

Apple Privacy Manifest

Our SDK includes its own privacy manifest file. You can find the contents of that file here as well:

SDK Privacy manifest file

<?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>NSPrivacyTracking</key>
	<false/>
	<key>NSPrivacyTrackingDomains</key>
	<array/>
	<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypes</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeProductInteraction</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
			<true/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
			<false/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
			<array>
				<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAppFunctionality</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeOtherDataTypes</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
			<true/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
			<false/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
			<array>
				<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAnalytics</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeOtherDiagnosticData</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
			<true/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
			<false/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
			<array>
				<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAppFunctionality</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePerformanceData</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
			<true/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
			<false/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
			<array>
				<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAppFunctionality</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeFitness</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
			<true/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
			<false/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
			<array>
				<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAnalytics</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeDeviceID</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
			<true/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
			<false/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
			<array>
				<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAppFunctionality</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeCrashData</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
			<true/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
			<false/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
			<array>
				<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>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAnalytics</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeCoarseLocation</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
			<true/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
			<false/>
			<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
			<array>
				<string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAnalytics</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
	</array>
	<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryUserDefaults</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
			<array>
				<string>CA92.1</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>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategorySystemBootTime</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
			<array>
				<string>35F9.1</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryFileTimestamp</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
			<array>
				<string>C617.1</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
	</array>
</dict>
</plist>