Notifications of changes to the privacy policy

Device users receive notifications when you make changes to the privacy policy and the MDM enrollment profile in Ivanti EPMM.

Figure 1. Privacy Policy windows

Device users will receive a privacy policy change notification under the following circumstances:

• any changes to the iOS Installed App Inventory option in the privacy policy settings on Ivanti EPMM, except for changes to the list of managed apps
• changes to the Location option in the privacy policy settings in Ivanti EPMM, including changes to the iOS location-based wake-up policy.

When making changes to the location settings, bear in mind that the location of an iOS device is always accessible by the company, except under the following circumstances:

• location sync is disabled, and location-based wake-ups are disabled,

  OR

• location sync is disabled, and location-based wake-ups are enabled for iOS 5 through iOS 6 devices.

  If the device user declines Ivanti EPMM access to their location, they will receive a notification regarding changes to the privacy policy.

• applying or removing privacy policies from a label, only if this results in changes to the privacy policies applied to the device.
• enabling the following MDM Profile Setting access rights:
  • Allow device erase
  • Allow device lock and passcode removal
  • Allow query of device information
  • Allow inspection of installed applications

Changes involving only the removal of line items from policies will not produce user notifications. For example, if you remove Allow Device Erase from the MDM Profile Setting, users will not receive a notification of changes to the privacy policy.

Privacy policy change notifications on iOS: the administrator view

When making changes that will result in a user notification, Ivanti EPMM shows a message letting you know that users will receive privacy policy change notifications. The message asks you to confirm or cancel the change.

Figure 2. Privacy Policy Changed window

Select Save to go ahead with the change or Cancel to leave the privacy policy as is.

Privacy policy change notifications on iOS: the device user view

When changes are made to the privacy policy, device users receive a notification that the privacy policy had been updated.

Notifications are displayed when the app is in the foreground or background. When the app is in the foreground, the notification is always displayed in modal alert style. When the app is in the background, the notification format is controlled by iOS Notification Center settings, where users can disable these notifications if desired.