Children's Privacy

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Children's Privacy Notice
Effective: April 24, 2026
In plain language
The app is for parents and guardians, not kids. Children don't sign in. The data we keep about a child (name, school, allergies) lives under the parent's account. Parents can review, edit, or delete that data at any time.
1. Who this notice is for
This notice supplements our Privacy Policy and is directed at parents and legal guardians. It explains how we handle data about children under 13 in the United States (COPPA), and children under 16 in the EU (GDPR Article 8).
2. The app is not directed at children
FamCove is built for the adults in a household. We do not market the app to kids, do not collect data from kids directly, and do not provide a way for a child to register an account. If we learn that a child has somehow created an account, we delete it.
The original product roadmap mentions a future "kid view" for chores and rewards. That mode is not enabled today. When it ships, it will be a parent-managed read-only experience under the parent's account, with explicit COPPA-compliant consent flow. This notice will be updated before that happens.
3. What we may store about a child
When a parent uses the app to coordinate their household, they may enter or import information about their child:
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Name and birth date.
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School, classroom, grade level.
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Calendar events the child is associated with (camps, doctor appointments, school closures).
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Childcare bookings and the related providers.
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Chore completions (if a parent assigns chores in the app).
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Medical records the parent voluntarily uploads to the Family Vault (vaccination cards, allergy notes).
All of this is stored under the parent's account, scoped to the parent's household, and protected by row-level security so no other family can access it.
4. What we never collect from a child
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We do not collect any data directly from a child.
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We do not contact children. We do not display advertising of any kind.
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We do not use facial recognition, voiceprints, geofences keyed to a child's phone, or any biometric identifiers.
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We do not share child data with third parties for marketing or analytics.
6. Parental rights
As the account holder, the parent has the right to:
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Review all data associated with the child — visible throughout the app and downloadable as a single JSON file from Settings → Privacy → Export.
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Edit or correct any field directly in the app.
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Delete the child's profile (cascades to bookings, chore history, and vault items tied to the child) — from the child profile screen.
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Refuse further collection by simply not entering more data, or by deleting the account entirely.
7. Contact for parental requests
If you can't find the data or the deletion control in the app — or if you are a parent who didn't create the account but believe a child's data is in our system — email privacy@famcove.com with the subject line "COPPA parental request". We will verify your identity and act within 30 days.
8. References
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U.S. COPPA: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501–6506.
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FTC COPPA Compliance FAQs: www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/complying-coppa-frequently-asked-questions.
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EU GDPR Article 8 — children's consent for online services.
Questions?
Email privacy@famcove.com — we respond within 30 days as required by GDPR. Replace with your real contact before public launch.