“Apple does not use algorithms or profiling to make any decision that would significantly affect you without the opportunity for human review.”
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The clause establishes a safeguard against purely automated consequential decision-making by requiring that human review remain available, limiting the unchecked use of algorithmic systems against users.
Users are protected from being subjected to significantly affecting decisions made solely by algorithms or profiling without the opportunity for human review by Apple App Store.
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The clause establishes a safeguard against purely automated consequential decision-making by requiring that human review remain available, limiting the unchecked use of algorithmic systems against users.
Users are protected from being subjected to significantly affecting decisions made solely by algorithms or profiling without the opportunity for human review by Apple App Store.
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