What is the severity of this clause?

ConductAtlas classifies this Apple collects browsing and app usage data clause as medium severity. Severity reflects the magnitude of rights affected, the breadth of users impacted, and the degree of discretion the platform retains.

Do other platforms have similar clauses?

Yes. ConductAtlas has identified similar Apple collects browsing and app usage data clauses across approximately 297 other tracked platforms. You can compare how platforms differ on this clause type in the cross-platform comparison view.

Apple collects browsing and app usage data — Apple App Store

Share 𝕏 Share in Share 🔒 PDF

Monitor governance changes for Apple App Store Create a free account to receive the weekly governance digest and monitor one platform for governance changes.

Create free account No credit card required.

ⓘ

This analysis describes what Apple App Store's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes that Apple App Store collects a broad range of behavioral and technical data about users, spanning both intentional activity and background device data.

Clause Stability Stable

Changes

Months Monitored

Jul 10, 2026

First Seen

Jul 10, 2026

Last Seen

This clause type exists across 4136 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users of Apple App Store have their activity data — including browsing history, search history, product interactions, and diagnostic data — collected by Apple App Store.

How other platforms handle this

ZipRecruiter Medium

As you interact with our Website, we may automatically collect Technical Data and Usage Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns...by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies.

Anthropic Medium

We collect information about your use of the Services, such as the dates and times of access, browsing history, search, information about the links you click and about third-party applications...

NVIDIA NIM Medium

telemetry information collected includes: (i) microservice settings, (ii) usage data and (iii) hardware environment.

See all platforms with this clause type →

Monitoring

Apple App Store has changed this document before.

Receive same-day alerts, structured change summaries, and monitoring for up to 25 platforms.

Get Monitor Or create a free account →

▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD

"
Data about your activity on and use of our offerings, such as app launches within our services, including browsing history; search history; product interaction; crash data, performance and other diagnostic data...

— Excerpt from Apple App Store's Apple Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA

California, USA

Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments

US-CT

CAN-SPAM

United States Federal

United States Federal

GDPR

European Union

Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act

US-IN

Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act

US-KY

Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026

Provision details

Document information

Document

Apple Privacy Policy

Entity

Apple App Store

Document last updated

May 5, 2026

Tracking information

First tracked

April 27, 2026

Last verified

July 9, 2026

Record ID

CA-P-018163

Document ID

CA-D-00024

Evidence Provenance

Source URL

https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/

Wayback Machine

View archived versions →

Content hash (SHA-256)

cbbabe376f04eb7a801fba2b08f0b6fdada46061a4e36ff35f705039d8843f2a

Analysis generated

April 27, 2026 10:36 UTC

Methodology

summarize_document-v8

Evidence

✓ Snapshot stored ✓ Hash verified

Citation Record

Entity: Apple App Store
Document: Apple Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-018163
Captured: 2026-04-27 10:36:19 UTC
SHA-256: cbbabe376f04eb7a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/apple-app-store/apple-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-018163/apple-collects-browsing-and-app-usage-data/
Accessed: July 12, 2026

Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.

Classification

Severity

Medium

Other risks in this policy

Related Analysis

Netflix Updated Terms Authorize Voice Data Collection: April 2026
Netflix updated its Privacy Statement on April 18, 2026, disclosing voice recording collection and expanded household ad profiling for the first time.
What Google Actually Knows About You
Google's Privacy Policy covers Search, Gmail, YouTube, Maps, and every site running Google Analytics. Here is what it actually authorizes.

Compliance Governance Intelligence

Need to monitor specific governance provisions?

Compliance includes provision-level monitoring, governance timelines, regulatory mapping, and audit-ready analysis.

Arbitration clauses AI governance Data rights Indemnification Retention policies

Get Compliance

Or start with Monitor →

Built from archived source documents, structured governance mappings, and historical version tracking.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Apple App Store's Apple collects browsing and app usage data clause do?

The clause establishes that Apple App Store collects a broad range of behavioral and technical data about users, spanning both intentional activity and background device data.

How does this clause affect you?

Users of Apple App Store have their activity data — including browsing history, search history, product interactions, and diagnostic data — collected by Apple App Store.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 297 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Apple App Store?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Apple App Store.