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Hello,we have an app with outdoor escape games, where you are using your phone to guide you through the city and solve some riddles. We have both iOS and Android.In order to play the game, you need to purchase it. There are multiple options, where you can purchase the game:- on our website - after purchase, you will get a code which will be entered into the app to unlock the purchased game- in the app - we are right now not using In app purchases but a separate 3rd party solution- through some 3rd party websites - you will purchase a voucher with specific code, which can be also entered into the appNow we got rejected the last version of the app with a note:Guideline 3.1.1 - Business - Payments - In-App PurchaseYour app unlocks or enables additional functionality with mechanisms such as promo codes, data transfer codes, license keys, augmented reality markers, or QR codes, which is not appropriate for the App Store.Specifically, your app allows users to unlock additional content by purchasing a code.Next StepsTo resolve this issue, please remove this feature from your app.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------So not the 3rd party solution for purchasing the game in the app is the problem, but the system of codes to unlock the game is. But in the Guidelines, I found this section3.1.3(b) Multiplatform Services: Apps that operate across multiple platforms may allow users to access content, subscriptions, or features they have acquired elsewhere, including consumable items in multi-platform games, provided those items are also available as in-app purchases within the app. You must not directly or indirectly target iOS users to use a purchasing method other than in-app purchase, and your general communications about other purchasing methods must not discourage use of in-app purchase.So the question is, do we satisfy section 3.1.3(b). And if so, can we have some way, how to unlock the game by entering the code directly in the app (otherwise a user have to log in to the website at first and then to the app, which will be not very user-friendly).Thank you
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