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The updated App Store Review Guideline 5.1.1(v) states that: ... If your app supports account creation, you must also offer account deletion within the app. ... Some industries, such as finance, are required by legal regulation to comply with state or federal data retention policies that prohibit account deletion. How can apps in these markets comply with this new policy?

Apple Rejection as Follows The app must be published under a seller and company name that is associated with the organization or company providing the services. In this case, the app must be published under a seller name and company name that reflects the OrthoCare Institute name. The guideline 5.1.1(ix) requirements give users confidence that apps operating in highly regulated fields or that require sensitive user information are qualified to provide these services and will responsibly manage their data. Next Steps from Apple The app must be published under a seller name and company name that reflects the OrthoCare Institute name. If you have developed this app on behalf of a client, you may resubmit the app through their account, if they have one. You may also request an update to the company name on your account by having the Account Holder edit the account information. Please note that you cannot resolve this issue with documentation showing permission to publish this app on behalf of the content

I would like to clarify the scope of section 5.1.1 (ix) of the app privacy policy, related to account sign-in. If your app supports account creation, you must also offer account deletion within the app. I understand that this will take effect from January 2022 https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=mdkbobfo Is there an exception for financial apps that include account creation / registration (e.g. banking apps)? The objective of the policy change seems to be to offer users a convenient and transparent option of unregistering from a service and deleting any related data. However, deleting a login for a banking app has more implications than just de-registering from the service (e.g. what to do with account balance, regulatory requirements may apply). Therefore direct interaction between the app user and the financial institution is likely to occur irrespective of any in-app options. Would either of these options be sufficient to comply with the iOS App Privacy Policy? Option 1 - include within the app a

Update on 7th June 2021 to App Store guidelines indicate that, If your app supports account creation, you must also offer account deletion within the app By when will this be effective? How much time do we get to implement this?

If a product requires an account to be created for a user to use it, and email registration is the only way it can create an account, does this count as a violation of this section 5.1.1(x)? Because if you don't complete registration, you can't use the following features. But the product's features require users to create a unique user ID before they can use it Would it be possible if more than one registration method was provided, such as adding login via Apple ID？