KiddoReel Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-10-03

Who we are

KiddoReel is an app for parents. A parent chooses trusted YouTube channels and children watch videos from only those channels in a simple, locked "Kids Mode". This policy explains what data the app stores and why.

Who uses the account

Only a parent (an adult) creates an account and signs in. Children do not create accounts, cannot type personal information, and cannot change settings without the parent PIN.

Data we store

Parent: email address, name, and the parent PIN in protected (salted and hashed) form. The password is handled by Google Firebase Authentication and is never visible to us.
Child profiles, entered by the parent: first name or nickname and age group. No birth date, photo, location or contact details.
Settings: daily screen-time limit, bedtime, short-video filter, language.
Use of Kids Mode: favorites, videos hidden by the family, and video reports. While Premium is active, also minutes watched per day and a watch history (video ID, seconds watched, time).
Kept only on the phone, not sent to us: which videos a child has already watched, and a copy of the video list that is replaced every few hours.
Premium status: the plan and its end date.
The list of YouTube channels the parent approved.

What we do NOT do

No advertising. No analytics or tracking tools. We do not sell or share personal data. We do not collect location, contacts, photos or microphone data. We never download or copy videos.

Why we store it

Only to run the app: sign-in, showing approved videos, enforcing screen time and bedtime, showing the parent the child's activity, and reviewing reported videos.

Services we use

Google Firebase (Authentication and Cloud Firestore, data stored in the European Union, region europe-west1).
Cloudflare Workers: our small server that talks to the YouTube Data API. It receives the channel link the parent enters and a sign-in token, and stores nothing else.
YouTube API Services: KiddoReel uses YouTube API Services to find videos from approved channels and plays them in YouTube's official embedded player (privacy-enhanced mode). When a video plays, YouTube may process data according to the Google Privacy Policy. By using KiddoReel you also agree to the YouTube Terms of Service.

How long we keep data

Account and child data is kept until the parent deletes it. Video information received from YouTube (titles, thumbnails) is refreshed or deleted within 30 days, as YouTube requires.

Deleting your data

In the app: Parent area → menu (⋮) → "Delete account". This deletes the account, all child profiles, screen time, history, favorites, hidden videos, reports and approved channels. A single child can be deleted from the parent home screen. You can also ask us by email.

Your rights

You can see your data in the app, correct it, and delete it at any time. Parents in the EU/UK (GDPR) and the US (COPPA) may also contact us to request access to, or deletion of, their own or their child's data.

Security

Data is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS). Database rules allow each parent to read and change only their own family's data.

Changes

If this policy changes, the date above is updated and important changes are shown in the app.