Repeated rejection for Guideline 3.1.2 - Terms of Use despite compliance

Hello community,

I'm facing a very frustrating issue for several days with successive rejections for the same guideline 3.1.2 regarding Terms of Use, despite my efforts to comply with the requirements.

The problem: Apple keeps rejecting my app saying: "The app's metadata is missing the following required information: A functional link to the Terms of Use (EULA). If you are using the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA), include a link to the Terms of Use in the App Description."

What I have already implemented:

In the application:

In App Store description:

In App Store Connect:

  • "Privacy Policy" field filled
  • Description updated with links

My frustration: I feel like it's a bot responding to me because I receive exactly the same message every time, without taking into account my detailed explanations and evidence that I have everything in place.

I'm even trying to add elements that aren't necessary out of desperation, but nothing seems to work.

Questions:

  1. Has anyone else encountered this problem recently?
  2. Is there something specific I'm missing?
  3. Does the exact format of the link in the description matter?

I'm really desperate after several rejections for the same reason. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Accepted Answer

Hey everyone,

I'm not sure if this was exactly it, but it's quite possible that my problem came from the fact that I had properly added the Terms of Use (EULA) in my French description, but I had completely forgotten to add them in the English description.

So for all those struggling like me: start by checking that you've properly added the required links in ALL your localizations, not just the default one!

That said, Apple could maybe be more specific about the exact source of the problem, especially for new developers. When they tell you "this is missing," you add it, and they still respond "this is still missing"... it's a bit frustrating 😅

Anyway, I hope this helps some of you!

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