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Apps supporting account creation must offer account deletion

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This requirement ensures that any app enabling account creation cannot omit a corresponding deletion mechanism, giving users an in-app path to remove their account entirely.

Recent Activity

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Medium Jun 9, 2026

The updated guidelines state that developers must ensure kids receive age-appropriate experiences within their apps and must remove user-generated content that violates the guidelines, terms of service, or community standards. Under the revised policy, if Apple identifies policy-violating content, the developer will be asked to remove it and provide a compliance improvement plan. Based on the developer's response, the app may be removed from the App Store until compliance is demonstrated. This establishes a formal escalation pathway where developer inaction or inadequate remediation can result in app suspension or removal.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Jul 10, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026
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This clause type exists across 5078 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you create an account within an app, that app is required to provide you with a way to delete your account from within the app itself.

How other platforms handle this

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if you do not have a Skillshare account...we will not have enough information about you to verify your requests under this Policy...we will be unable to verify and honor your requests.

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For data portability requests, We will select a format to provide Your personal information that is readily useable and should allow You to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.

Tinder Medium

If you choose to reveal any personal information about yourself to other users, you do so at your own risk. We strongly encourage you to use caution in disclosing any personal information online.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If your app supports account creation, you must also offer account deletion within the app.

— Excerpt from Apple's Apple App Store Review Guidelines

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
HIPAA
United States Federal
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
TCPA
United States Federal
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Apple App Store Review Guidelines
Entity
Apple
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-019063
Document ID
CA-D-00025
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
4757c78422154f6dba5cf35af2a90cf427e5b7c56e974238344df717cb9eb93f
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:44 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Apple
Document: Apple App Store Review Guidelines
Record ID: CA-P-019063
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:44:30 UTC
SHA-256: 4757c78422154f6d…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/apple/apple-app-store-review-guidelines/provision/CA-P-019063/apps-supporting-account-creation-must-offer-account-deletion/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Apple's Apps supporting account creation must offer account deletion clause do?

This requirement ensures that any app enabling account creation cannot omit a corresponding deletion mechanism, giving users an in-app path to remove their account entirely.

How does this clause affect you?

If you create an account within an app, that app is required to provide you with a way to delete your account from within the app itself.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 286 platforms. See the full comparison.

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