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This privacy policy includes some user-unfriendly terms, such as the inability to opt-out of important communications (data_use-1) and the potential transfer of personal data outside of China for individuals in the People's Republic of China (data_use-2).
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Risk Flags
Not clearly stated
Clauses that indicate potential for significant user harm, and may warrant legal review.
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No cited risk flags — wording is unclear
No risk flags were clearly stated or identified in the provided policy.
Data Use
2 findings
This section describes how the company collects, uses, and shares your personal data.
Not clearly stated: No other data use concerns were clearly stated or identified in the provided policy.
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Inability to Opt-Out of Important Communications
Users may not opt out of receiving important notices, such as communications about purchases and changes to terms, conditions, and policies.
Why it matters: You cannot opt out of receiving certain communications from Apple, including important notices about your purchases and changes to their terms, conditions, and policies, as this information is deemed important to your interaction with Apple.
From time to time, we may use your personal data to send important notices, such as communications about purchases and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies. Because this information is important to your interaction with Apple, you may not opt out of receiving these important notices.
Apple’s Use of Personal Data, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
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Data Transfer to Third-Party Service Providers Outside of China
Personal data from individuals in the People's Republic of China may be transferred to third-party service providers who may store or transfer the data outside of the People's Republic of China.
Why it matters: If you are an individual in the People's Republic of China, your personal data may be transferred to third-party service providers who might store or transfer it outside of the People's Republic of China.
For the purposes of processing set out in this Privacy Policy, Apple may also transfer such personal data to third-party service providers, who may in turn store or transfer the data outside of the People’s Republic of China.
Transfer of Personal Data Between Countries, paragraph 6 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation and Renewal
Not clearly stated
This section outlines the policies related to canceling services, account termination, and subscription renewals.
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Not clearly stated
No cited billing terms — wording is unclear
No cancellation or renewal concerns were clearly stated or identified in the provided policy.
Gotchas
Not clearly stated
Unexpectedgotchas, and Gotcha-like terms that may be overlooked.
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No cited gotchas — wording is unclear
No gotchas were clearly stated or identified in the provided policy.
Protections
10 findings
This section describes commitments and features that benefit you.
Not clearly stated: No other protections were clearly stated or identified in the provided policy.
Protection95% confidence
Privacy Information Embedded in Products
Apple provides data and privacy information embedded in its products and features that request personal data, allowing users to review it before use and access it at any time.
Why it helps: You can review product-specific privacy information before using features that ask for your personal data and access it anytime, either in settings or online.
In addition to this Privacy Policy, we provide data and privacy information embedded in our products and certain features that ask to use your personal data. This product-specific information is accompanied by our Data & Privacy Icon.
Apple Privacy Policy, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Global Privacy Rights
Apple provides global customers with the ability to know, access, correct, transfer, restrict processing of, and delete their personal data, regardless of where they live.
Why it helps: You have the right to know, access, correct, transfer, restrict the processing of, and delete your personal data, and exercising these rights will not lead to discriminatory treatment or a reduced service level.
At Apple, we respect your ability to know, access, correct, transfer, restrict the processing of, and delete your personal data. We have provided these rights to our global customer base and if you choose to exercise these privacy rights, you have the right not to be treated in a discriminatory way nor to receive a lesser degree of service from Apple.
Your Privacy Rights at Apple, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Right to Withdraw Consent
Users have the right to withdraw their consent at any time when requested to consent to the processing of their personal data by Apple.
Why it helps: You can withdraw your consent for Apple to process your personal data at any time if you were asked to provide it.
Where you are requested to consent to the processing of your personal data by Apple, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Your Privacy Rights at Apple, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Data and Privacy Page for Rights Exercise
Apple provides a dedicated Data and Privacy page (privacy.apple.com) for users to exercise their privacy rights and choices, including where third-party service providers act on Apple's behalf.
Why it helps: You can easily exercise your privacy rights and choices through a dedicated online page.
To exercise your privacy rights and choices, including where a third-party service provider is acting on Apple’s behalf, visit the Apple Data and Privacy page at privacy.apple.com for Apple or shazam.com/privacy for Shazam.
Your Privacy Rights at Apple, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Identity Verification for Data Security
To protect the security of personal data, users must sign in to their account and their identity will be verified when exercising privacy rights.
Why it helps: Your personal data is protected by requiring sign-in and identity verification when you exercise your privacy rights.
To help protect the security of your personal data, you must sign in to your account and your identity will be verified.
Your Privacy Rights at Apple, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Right to Lodge a Complaint with Regulator
Users have the right to lodge a complaint with the applicable regulator.
Why it helps: You have the right to file a complaint with the relevant regulatory authority if you are not satisfied with Apple's handling of a privacy issue.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the applicable regulator.
Your Privacy Rights at Apple, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Limited Data Collection Principle
Apple states that it strives to collect only the personal data that it needs.
Why it helps: The company aims to minimize the personal data it collects from you.
At Apple, we believe that you can have great products and great privacy. This means that we strive to collect only the personal data that we need .
Personal Data Apple Collects from You, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Protection of Children's Personal Data
Apple has implemented additional processes and protections to help keep children’s personal data safe and deletes personal data collected without appropriate authorization as soon as possible.
Why it helps: Specific measures are in place to safeguard the personal data of children, and unauthorized data collection from children is promptly deleted.
If we learn that a child’s personal data was collected without appropriate authorization, it will be deleted as soon as possible.
Children and Personal Data, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Advance Notice of Material Policy Changes
When there is a material change to the Privacy Policy, Apple will post a notice on its website at least a week in advance and contact users directly if their data is on file.
Why it helps: You will receive advance notice of significant changes to the Privacy Policy, both on the website and directly if Apple has your contact information.
When there is a material change to this Privacy Policy, we’ll post a notice on this website at least a week in advance of doing so and contact you directly about the change if we have your data on file.
Users can choose to disable Personalized Ads from Apple's advertising platform, which will opt their Apple Account out of receiving such ads across devices.
Why it helps: You have control over whether you receive personalized ads from Apple's advertising platform.
If you do not want to receive ads targeted to your interests from Apple's advertising platform in those apps, you can choose to disable Personalized Ads, which will opt your Apple Account out of receiving such ads regardless of what device you are using.
Cookies and Other Technologies, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong
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