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 ID out of receiving such ads
regardless of what device you are using. On your iOS, iPadOS, or visionOS device, you can disable
Personalized Ads by going to Settings > Privacy & Security > Apple Advertising and tapping to turn off
Personalized Ads. On your Mac, you can disable Personalized Ads by going to System Settings > Privacy &
Security > Privacy > Advertising, then deselecting Personalized Ads. You may still see ads in the App Store,
Apple News, or Stocks based on context like your search query or the channel you are reading. If you
disable Allow Apps to Request to Track, third-party apps cannot request to use the Advertising Identifier, a
non-personal identifier served by the operating system on your device, to track you across apps and
websites owned by other companies.
For more information about Apple-delivered advertising and privacy, visit apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/
apple-advertising.
Transfer of Personal Data Between Countries
Apple products and offerings connect you to the world. To make that possible, your personal data may be
transferred to or accessed by entities around the world, including Apple-affiliated companies, to
perform processing activities such as those described in this Privacy Policy in connection with your use of
our products and services. Apple complies with laws on the transfer of personal data between countries to
help ensure your data is protected, wherever it may be.
The Apple entity that controls your personal data may differ depending on where you live. For
example, Apple Store information is controlled by individual retail entities in each country and Apple Media
Services-related personal data may be controlled by various Apple entities as reflected in the terms of
service. If you do not reside in the U.S., your personal data may be processed by Apple Inc. and other
Apple-affiliated companies on behalf of the Apple entity controlling personal data for your jurisdiction. For
example, Imagery and associated data collected by Apple around the world to improve Apple Maps and to
support our Look Around feature is transferred to Apple Inc. in California.
Personal data relating to individuals in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland
is controlled by Apple Distribution International Limited in Ireland. Apple’s international transfer of personal
data collected in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland is governed by
Standard Contractual Clauses. If you have questions or would like a copy of Apple’s Standard Contractual
Clauses, you can contact us at apple.com/legal/privacy/contact.
Personal data collected by Apple or an Apple-affiliated company worldwide is generally stored by Apple
Inc. in the United States. Regardless of where your personal data is stored, Apple maintains the same high
level of protection and safeguarding measures. Apple’s international transfer of personal data collected in
participating Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries abides by the APEC Cross-Border
Privacy Rules (CBPR) System and Privacy Recognition for Processors (PRP) System for the transfer of
personal data. Countries participating in the APEC CBPR systems at the date of this Privacy Policy are the
United States, Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, and
Singapore. If you have questions or unresolved concerns about our APEC CBPR or PRP certifications,
contact our third-party dispute resolution provider.
Personal data relating to individuals in the People’s Republic of China may be processed by Apple in
countries outside of the People’s Republic of China, such as Apple Inc. in the United States or Apple
Distribution International Limited in the Republic of Ireland. Where this occurs, it will be done in compliance
with local laws, including the Personal Information Protection Law. For the purposes of processing set out in