# Privacy manifests

Files in Apple's app ecosystem that describe specified data practices and required-reason API use.

Files in Apple's app ecosystem that describe specified data practices and required-reason API use.

## An example

An SDK supplies a manifest that the app developer reviews alongside the SDK's actual behavior.

## Why it matters

A manifest is a declaration, not proof of compliance or a substitute for permission controls.

## Reference

[Apple privacy manifest documentation](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/privacy-manifest-files).


## Related terms
- [Attribution](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/attribution)
- [Device ID](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/device-id)
- [Mobile measurement partner (MMP)](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/mobile-measurement-partner)
- [Privacy thresholds](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/privacy-thresholds)

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