diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b14e2ba..64cd284 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ option(OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_TEST "Enable testing" ON)
 option(OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_EXAMPLES "Enable examples" ON)
 option(OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_MSDF "Enable msdf library" ON)
 option(OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_SHADERC "Enable runtime shader compiler" OFF)
+option(OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_ARKIT_TRUEDEPTH "Enable arkit TrueDepth (Front Depth Camera) APIs" OFF) # TrueDepth need special privacy policy treatment and must not be included in app if not used by dev
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if (IOS)
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/ArKit/ArFrameArKit.mm b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/ArKit/ArFrameArKit.mm
index 3adfa61..c7e6738 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/ArKit/ArFrameArKit.mm
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/ArKit/ArFrameArKit.mm
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::AR::ArKit
 				{
 					return GetSize(arKitFrame.smoothedSceneDepth.depthMap);
 				}
+#ifdef OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_ARKIT_TRUEDEPTH
 				if(arKitFrame.capturedDepthData)
 				{
 					return GetSize(arKitFrame.capturedDepthData.depthDataMap);
 				}
+#endif
 			}
 			return { -1, -1 };
 		}
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::AR::ArKit
 			m_depthImage.format = ArDepthFormat::METER_FP32;
 			m_depthImage.confidence.resolution = m_depthImage.depth.resolution;
 		}
+#ifdef OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_ARKIT_TRUEDEPTH
 		else if (m_arKitFrame.capturedDepthData)
 		{
 			auto depthFormat = arKitFrame.capturedDepthData.depthDataType;
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::AR::ArKit
 								  depthFormat == kCVPixelFormatType_DisparityFloat16 ? "DisparityFloat16" : (depthFormat == kCVPixelFormatType_DisparityFloat32 ? "DisparityFloat32" : "Unknown"), depthFormat);
 			m_depthImage.confidence.resolution = { 1, 1 };
 		}
+#endif
 		m_depthImage.intrinsic = frameMetadata.intrinsic.GetForResolution(m_depthImage.depth.resolution);
 	}
 
@@ -147,10 +151,12 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::AR::ArKit
 				CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress(m_arKitFrame.smoothedSceneDepth.depthMap, kCVPixelBufferLock_ReadOnly);
 				CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress(m_arKitFrame.smoothedSceneDepth.confidenceMap, kCVPixelBufferLock_ReadOnly);
 			}
-			else
+#ifdef OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_ARKIT_TRUEDEPTH
+			else if (m_arKitFrame.capturedDepthData)
 			{
 				CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress(m_arKitFrame.capturedDepthData.depthDataMap, kCVPixelBufferLock_ReadOnly);
 			}
+#endif
 		}
 		[m_arKitFrame release];
 	}
@@ -201,7 +207,8 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::AR::ArKit
 					m_depthImage.confidence.data = CVPixelBufferGetBaseAddress(m_arKitFrame.smoothedSceneDepth.confidenceMap);
 					m_lockedDepth = true;
 				}
-				else if(m_arKitFrame.capturedDepthData)
+#ifdef OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_ARKIT_TRUEDEPTH
+				else if (m_arKitFrame.capturedDepthData)
 				{
 					CVPixelBufferLockBaseAddress(m_arKitFrame.capturedDepthData.depthDataMap, kCVPixelBufferLock_ReadOnly);
 					m_depthImage.depth.data = CVPixelBufferGetBaseAddress(m_arKitFrame.capturedDepthData.depthDataMap);
@@ -209,6 +216,8 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::AR::ArKit
 					m_depthImage.confidence.data = &m_frameDepthQuality;
 					m_lockedDepth = true;
 				}
+#endif
+				else Logger::AR->warn("Could not acquire depth image, because none was captured.");
 			}
 		}
 		return m_depthImage;
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/ArKit/ArSessionArKitInternal.mm b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/ArKit/ArSessionArKitInternal.mm
index df09743..30eacdc 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/ArKit/ArSessionArKitInternal.mm
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/AR/Provider/ArKit/ArSessionArKitInternal.mm
@@ -32,10 +32,20 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::AR::ArKit
 {
 	namespace
 	{
+		NSArray<ARVideoFormat*>* GetSupportedVideoFormats(bool frontCam)
+		{
+			if (!frontCam) return [ARWorldTrackingConfiguration supportedVideoFormats];
+#ifdef OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_ARKIT_TRUEDEPTH
+			return [ARFaceTrackingConfiguration supportedVideoFormats];
+#else
+			return @[];
+#endif
+		}
+
 		std::string SupportedVideoFormatsToString(bool frontCam)
 		{
 			std::stringstream ss("[ ");
-			auto vidFormats = frontCam ? [ARFaceTrackingConfiguration supportedVideoFormats] : [ARWorldTrackingConfiguration supportedVideoFormats];
+			NSArray<ARVideoFormat*>* vidFormats = GetSupportedVideoFormats(frontCam);
 			for (ARVideoFormat* format: vidFormats)
 			{
 				if (ss.tellp() > std::streampos(5)) ss << ", ";
@@ -71,9 +81,13 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::AR::ArKit
 		m_arKitDelegate = [[ArKitDelegate alloc] initWithFrameHandler:this];
 		if (config.useFrontCamera)
 		{
+#ifdef OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_ARKIT_TRUEDEPTH
 			ARFaceTrackingConfiguration* arConfig = [ARFaceTrackingConfiguration new];
 			arConfig.worldTrackingEnabled = true;
 			m_arConfig = arConfig;
+#else
+			throw std::runtime_error("TrueDepth APIs are disabled in the current build! Enable OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_ARKIT_TRUEDEPTH to enable front tracking experiences.");
+#endif
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt b/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 6875b74..2ddd42d 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,3 +81,7 @@ LinkMsdf(openVulkanoCpp)
 SetGlmDefines(openVulkanoCpp)
 add_compile_definitions(LIBARCHIVE_STATIC)
 add_compile_definitions("$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:DEBUG>")
+
+if (OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_ARKIT_TRUEDEPTH)
+    target_compile_definitions(openVulkanoCpp PUBLIC OPENVULKANO_ENABLE_ARKIT_TRUEDEPTH)
+endif ()
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