People's Daily app for iOS: Privacy Policy links in App Store listing does not lead to a privacy policy

 iOS 18.0.1

People's Daily app for iOS (version 4.2.6)

11/12/2024

Description: 

According to Apple App store rules, "all apps must include a link to their privacy policy in the App Store Connect metadata field and within the app in an accessible manner." 

The People's Daily app for iOS does not follow this rule. The People's Daily app for iOS Apple App store listing links to a bad URL.

Here's the URL: https://api.en.pdnews.cn/html/privacyPolicy.html

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Head to the People's Daily app for iOS listing in the Apple App Store 

2. Scroll down and select either "developer's privacy policy" or "privacy policy"

Result: The "developer's privacy policy" or "privacy policy" links on the People's Daily app store listing do NOT lead to a readable privacy policy 

Expected: The "developer's privacy policy" and "privacy policy" links from the People's Daily app store listing should lead to a readable privacy policy 

Head to the People's Daily Apple App Store listing...

Select the "developers privacy policy" link...

Leads to: https://api.en.pdnews.cn/html/privacyPolicy.html which is not a working privacy policy.