High, provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium, provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low, standard terms with minimal consumer impact.
Higher = more protective of you, the user/customer — a deliberately user-protective lens, not a universal “good vs bad” score. Computed algorithmically from Apple App Store’s cited governance stances; no dimension we haven’t confidently read is ever counted against the score. Free, reproducible, and never purchasable.
Use of Apple's trademarks, service marks, and images across a broad range of surfaces is subject to designated guidance, limiting how developers and others may reference Apple brands.
Because all submitted apps are reviewed for objectionable content, Apple App Store exercises a gatekeeping function over what content reaches users through the platform.
Because all submitted apps are reviewed for user privacy compliance, Apple App Store acts as a gatekeeper for privacy standards across apps available on its platform.
Every app and app update submitted to the App Store is subject to review against Apple App Store's technical, content, and design criteria, making compliance with those criteria a universal prerequis…
Monetisation of apps through paid downloads or in-app purchases is gated on accepting the current version of a specific agreement, meaning outdated acceptance is insufficient.
Apple App Store's privacy policy explains what data it collects about you, how it uses that data, and what rights you have over it. Apple does not sell your personal …
This agreement sets the rules developers must follow to build apps for Apple platforms and sell them on the App Store. Every app is reviewed by Apple before it can …
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ConductAtlas tracks 2 Apple App Store documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.
Apple App Store has made 2 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.
ConductAtlas has classified 24 provisions across Apple App Store's tracked documents. 3 are rated high severity, 15 medium, and 6 low.
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