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iOS App store Data Safety Guidance

Summary

Apple requires that Publishers supply information about their app's privacy practices, as well as the practices of third-party partners whose code is integrated into their app

The information provided on this page can assist you in completing the data privacy policy obligations for your use of the Kidoz Mobile Ads SDK. This page contains information on whether and how our SDK manages end-user data.

We strive to be as helpful as possible, however as the app publisher, you are responsible for determining how to reply to the App privacy details on the app store with regards to the end-user data gathering, sharing, and security procedures..

How to utilize the information provided

The information provided here lists only the end-user data collected by the most recent version (version 8.9.3) of the Kidoz Mobile Ads SDK

If you are using a prior version of the Kidoz Mobile Ads SDK, we recommend updating to the latest version to ensure your app's disclosures are accurate. The Kidoz Mobile Ads SDK will continue to be updated over time. This page will reflect these changes, so make sure to check back and update your disclosures as necessary.

To complete your data disclosure, refer to the App privacy section on the app store. In your data disclosure, make sure to also account for how your specific app shares and uses the collected data.

Data collected and shared

The Kidoz Mobile Ads SDK collects and shares the following data types automatically for advertising, analytics, and fraud prevention purposes.

Data
By default, the Kidoz Mobile Ads SDK...
Truncated IP address
As per Coppa guidelines, we collect truncated IP address which may be used to estimate only the city level location of a device, so that precise location cannot be collected or used.
App interactions
Collects user ad views and clicks, video playback information and ad viewability information.
Diagnostic information
Collects information related to the performance of the ads, loading and playback errors.

All of the user data collected by Kidoz Mobile Ads SDK is encrypted in transit using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.

How to Fill the App Privacy section on the App Store specifically for the Kidoz SDK

‍Note: The below information refers only to how the Kidoz SDK pertains to Data Privacy. If your app uses other SDKs or you manage Privacy Data in any way in your app, you will need to answer appropriately for the way they handle Privacy Data

On the App Store Connect, Select App then click “App Privacy”. On the App Privacy page, scroll down to “Privacy Policy”.

Under the Privacy Policy section, you'll be prompted to Get Started;

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‍From the Kidoz 8.9.3 SDK version, below are the answers to the question in the Data Collection section. Select only the following selected below for the Kidoz SDK

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In the Data types section, you should see this screen with the two data types collected from the Kidoz SDK. Select only the following selected below.

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In the Data types screen, click "Set Up" Coarse Location

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In the Data types screen, click "Set Up" Other Diagnostic Data

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The Final Screen upon completion should look like the below;

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Once completed, click Save, and Publish on the top right corner

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Purpose of Data Collection

The purpose of the Kidoz Mobile Ads SDK is to enable Publishers monetize ad inventories utilizing Kidoz child safe Coppa & GDPR compliant ads.

The data collected; app interactions, is collected and shared in order to provide the minimum amount of data required for Kidoz to serve the ads in a compliant way.