In-App Purchase (non-code question)

I am seeking clarification on part of the guidelines for In-App purchases.


Any credits or in-game currencies purchased via in-app purchase may not expire, and you should make sure you have a restore mechanism for any restorable in-app purchases.


Let's say I have characters in my game that to advance you have to use a couple different resource types as well as a gold type currency. Those different resource types, can they be considered currency?


Two options for the user to purchase these reources:


Option A, the user buys those resources using in game credits. These credits can be earned in game or purchased with actual money through In-App purchases. Since real money isn't used, can those resources be allowed to expire?


Option B, the user can purchase those resources through an In-App real money purchase, are they allowed to expire?

In-App Purchase (non-code question)
 
 
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