Official documentation
About privacy information on the App Store and the choices you have to control your data
Apple Inc., n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's support page that explains the App Privacy section on each app's App Store product page, including the categories Data Linked to You and Data Used to Track You.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Apple documentation, undated on the page. The labels are declared by each developer, so they describe what the developer reports rather than an independent audit.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple says data is listed as linked to you when it is collected in a way tied to your identity, such as your account, your device or your phone number.
“Data that is listed as linked to you means that the data is collected in a way that is linked to your identity, such as to your account, your device, or your details (for example, your phone number).” (Data Linked to You)