Apple retains your device’s name, serial number, and other hardware identifiers to provide you with better service and support, including as a convenience to display the warranty status of your device and to check your eligibility for service offers when you activate a device.

Your Apple ID includes the information you use to sign in, as well as all the contact, payment, and security details, such as trusted phone numbers or security questions, that you use across Apple services. When we do collect data, we believe it’s important for you to know what we’re collecting and why we need it, so you can make informed choices.Īn Apple ID is the personal account you use to access Apple services like iCloud, the App Store and other Apple online stores, iMessage, and FaceTime, and to access your content across all your devices and the web. We work hard to collect only the data we need to make your experience better. Your Apple ID and all Apple services are designed from the ground up to protect your privacy.

In addition, your device will be associated with your Apple ID to provide you with better service and support.

Certain data, including your contacts, calendars, photos, documents, health, activity, and other app data, will be sent to Apple to store and back up on your behalf.When you sign in with your Apple ID, you will enable services such as iCloud, the App Store, iMessage, and Find My on this iPhone.

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