Real-World Cases

Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy. Your app requests Contacts access on first launch without a compelling reason or prior context.

Fix: Deferred the contacts permission request to the moment the user tries to use the share-with-contacts feature. Added a pre-permission explanation screen before the system dialog. Permission is now cont...

Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy. Your app accesses the photo library without adequately explaining why. The purpose string is too vague.

Fix: Updated purpose string to: Select photos to edit with filters, crop, and enhance. Your photos are processed on-device and never uploaded to our servers. Specific and honest purpose strings get approve...

Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy. Your AI photo app uploads user photos to cloud servers for processing without adequate disclosure and consent.

Fix: Added explicit upload consent dialog before any photo processing: Your photo will be processed on our secure servers and deleted within 1 hour. Added option for on-device processing for users who dont...

Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy - Data Collection and Storage. Your app collects user data before obtaining consent and without a clear privacy policy link.

Fix: Implemented a consent-first approach: privacy policy and data collection consent shown before ANY data collection begins. No analytics fire until user explicitly agrees. Added granular consent options...

Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy. Your app requires registration that collects unnecessary personal data before users can access basic features.

Fix: Made financial articles accessible without registration. Only require identity verification when users want to open an account or make transactions. Progressive data collection based on feature usage...

Guideline 5.1.1 - Your app collects contact list data on first launch without explaining why or obtaining explicit user consent.

Fix: Added a pre-permission screen explaining exactly why we need contacts access and how the data will be used. Made the feature entirely optional—users can skip and manually invite friends. Added a priva...

Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy. Your app allows account creation but does not provide an easily discoverable way to initiate account deletion.

Fix: Added Delete Account button directly in the Settings > Account section. Implemented a two-step confirmation process. Account deletion processes within 48 hours. User receives email confirmation. Activ...

Guideline 5.1.2 - Your app reads clipboard contents on launch without user consent or disclosure. This constitutes collecting user data without permission.

Fix: Replaced automatic clipboard reading with a Paste from Clipboard button that users must explicitly tap. Added a UIPasteControl which is the Apple-approved way to access clipboard content with user con...

Guideline 5.1.1(v) - Legal - Privacy. Your apps account deletion process requires users to call customer support instead of allowing self-service deletion.

Fix: Added in-app account deletion: Settings > Account > Delete Account. Shows what will be deleted, handles active subscriptions, requires confirmation, and completes within 24 hours automatically. No hum...

Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy. Your app stores user data on servers in a region without adequate data protection laws.

Fix: Migrated servers to AWS regions with GDPR compliance (eu-west-1). Added data residency options for different regions. Updated privacy policy with server location disclosure. Implemented data encryptio...

Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy - Data Collection and Storage. Your app accesses the contacts framework and health data without clearly explaining the purpose.

Fix: Rewrote all purpose strings to specifically explain: contacts used to Find friends already using AppName and health data used to Display your daily step count on the dashboard. Apple approved immediat...

Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy - Data Collection and Storage. Your app does not provide a mechanism for users to delete their account and associated data.

Fix: Added Delete Account option in Settings with clear explanation of what data will be deleted. Implemented server-side data deletion within 14 days. Added confirmation dialog warning about permanent dat...