Appleが、デベロッパー向けアプリ開発ガイドライン「App Store Review Guidelines」を更新しています。

新しいガイドラインとして、子供向けアプリに関する項目「24. Kids Apps」が新しく追加されています。

この子供向けアプリを開発する場合、未成年者の個人情報を取得あるいは、それらを利用する場合も含め、プライバシーポリシーを含めることが必須となり、広告も子供向けに的確な表示がされなければならないと説明されています。

その他にリアルマネーを使用するギャンブルゲームの場合、その国で認可を受けていることを証明する必要があるそうです。

また、薬の投薬量を計算するアプリの場合、それらの薬メーカーか関連機関に資料を提出する必要があるそうです。

なお、変更または新規追加された内容は以下の通りとなっています。

13.Damage or injury
13.3：Apps whose use may result in physical harm may be rejected

17,Privacy
17.3：Apps may ask for date of birth (or use other age-gating mechanisms) only for the purpose of complying with applicable children's privacy statutes, but must include some useful functionality or entertainment value regardless of the user's age

17.4：Apps that collect, transmit, or have the capability to share personal information (e.g. name, address, email, location, photos, videos, drawings, persistent identifiers, the ability to chat, or other personal data) from a minor must comply with applicable children's privacy statutes

20. Contests, sweepstakes, lotteries, raffles, and gambling
20.5：Apps that offer real money gaming (e.g. sports betting, poker, casino games, horse racing) must have necessary licensing and permissions in the locations where the App is used, must be restricted to those locations, and must be free on the App Store

20.6：Apps that use IAP to purchase credit or currency to use in conjunction with real money gaming will be rejected

22. Legal requirements
22.9：Apps that calculate medicinal dosages must be submitted by the manufacturer of those medications or recognized institutions such as hospitals, insurance companies, and universities.

24. Kids Apps
24.1：Apps primarily intended for use by kids under 13 must include a privacy policy

24.2：Apps primarily intended for use by kids under 13 may not include behavioral advertising (e.g. the advertiser may not serve ads based on the user's activity within the App), and any contextual ads presented in the App must be appropriate for kids

24.3：Apps primarily intended for use by kids under 13 must get parental permission or use a parental gate before allowing the user to link out of the app or engage in commerce

24.4：Apps in the Kids Category must be made specifically for kids ages 5 and under, ages 6-8, or ages 9-11