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user1955934
user1955934

Reputation: 3505

Q. App Store Rejection 5.1.1 Data Collection

After 2 months of updates, I finally got this app store rejection in my last version update:

Legal - 5.1.1

We noticed that your app requires users to register with personal information prior to accessing non account-based features, which does not comply with the App Store Review Guidelines. Specifically, It would be appropriate to make registry optional at launch for services that are publicly accessible on the website.

Why is this happening to me, when Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc all require users to login first before viewing publicly accessible content (accessible from web browsers)? Is there special treatments for huge billion dollar apps now in App Store? I had no problem with Android play store..

Upvotes: 6

Views: 6001

Answers (1)

Alexander
Alexander

Reputation: 63359

  1. Why is this happening to me

    Because you're in breach of section 5.1.1.ii of the App Store Review Guidelines:

    5.1.1 Data Collection and Storage

    (ii) If your app doesn’t include significant account-based features, let people use it without a log-in. Apps may not require users to enter personal information to function, except when directly relevant to the core functionality of the app or required by law. If your core app functionality is not related to a specific social network (e.g. Facebook, WeChat, Weibo, Twitter, etc.), you must provide access without a login or via another mechanism. Pulling basic profile information, sharing to the social network, or inviting friends to use the app are not considered core app functionality.

  2. Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc all require users to login first before viewing publicly accessible content (accessible from web browsers)

    Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest are all social networks with very "significant account-based features".

  3. Is there special treatments for huge billion dollar apps now in App Store

    Nope.

  4. I had no problem with Android play store..

    Well the Android play store plays by its own, completely unrelated, set of rules.

Upvotes: 3

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