Privacy Policy

Information You Provide

When using StarKid, you may provide:

• Name and email address (when signing up with email, Apple, or Google)
• Family name and language preference
• Parent and child profile names
• Parent profile photos and optional child profile photos
• Illustrated avatar and theme selections for child profiles
• Chore, wish, reward, and family challenge information
• Wish suggestions submitted by children (Pro feature)
• Task completion notes and activity within your family account
• Notification preferences and quiet-hours settings
• An optional parent PIN (stored as a secure hash, not plain text)
• Customer support communications

Photos and Camera Use

The app may request camera access to scan QR codes when linking a child device.

With StarKid Pro, parents may enable photo proof for chore completion. Children may also attach optional photos to wish suggestions.

Photos are stored securely and are visible only to members of the same family account, except where access is necessary for support, security, or legal compliance.

Device and Account Linking

When you link devices or use shared tablet mode, we may store:

• Device type and platform
• Linked device records associated with your family
• Family invite codes used to link child devices

When you use the Service, we may automatically collect:

• Device type, operating system, and app version
• Language and locale settings
• Push notification tokens and device identifiers used to deliver notifications
• Subscription status and entitlement information from Apple, Google, or RevenueCat
• In-app activity data needed to operate family features, such as tasks completed, stars earned, and challenge progress
• Technical logs related to authentication, security, and service reliability

We do not collect precise location information.

Optional read-aloud features use your device's built-in text-to-speech and do not send spoken audio to our servers.

StarKid is designed for family use under parental supervision and may include child profiles created by a parent or legal guardian.

Child profiles are managed by the family administrator. Children do not create independent public accounts.

Parents control:

• Child profile creation and removal
• Chore assignments and approvals
• Wishes, rewards, and redemptions
• Family challenges and settings
• Device linking and shared tablet access
• Optional photo submission features
• Notification preferences for child devices

Family data is private to your household. StarKid does not provide social feeds, public child profiles, or advertising directed at children.

If we become aware that information was collected from a child in a manner inconsistent with applicable law, we will take steps to remove the information.

We use information to:

• Provide and operate the Service
• Authenticate parents and manage family accounts
• Assign, track, and approve chores and wishes
• Process stars, rewards, achievements, streaks, and family challenges
• Sync data across linked devices
• Deliver push notifications and in-app activity updates according to your preferences
• Manage subscriptions and premium features
• Improve app performance and reliability
• Respond to support requests
• Detect fraud, abuse, or security issues
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell personal information.

We do not use third-party advertising networks in the child experience.

We may share information with:

Service Providers

Third-party providers that help operate StarKid, including:

• Supabase (authentication, database, storage, and backend services)
• RevenueCat (subscription status and entitlement management)
• Expo (push notification delivery)
• Apple and Google (sign-in and payment processing)

These providers may access information only as necessary to perform services on our behalf.

Within Your Family

Information you add to a family account, including child activity, chores, wishes, and photos, is visible to authorized members of that family account.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose information if required to:

• Comply with legal obligations
• Respond to lawful requests
• Protect users
• Protect our rights or property
• Prevent fraud or security threats

If you enable push notifications, we store a push token and related device information so we can send alerts you have chosen to receive, such as task reminders, wish updates, and family challenge progress.

You can manage notification preferences in the app. Even when push delivery is paused, some events may still appear in your in-app notification inbox.

If you purchase a subscription through Apple App Store or Google Play:

• Payment information is processed by Apple or Google.
• StarKid does not receive your full payment card information.
• We receive subscription status, product identifiers, and transaction-related information necessary to provide premium features through RevenueCat.

We retain information for as long as necessary to:

• Provide the Service
• Maintain family accounts
• Resolve disputes
• Comply with legal obligations
• Enforce our agreements

When information is no longer needed, we will delete or anonymize it where reasonably possible.

Parents may remove individual child profiles from within the app. Removing a child profile deletes associated tasks, wishes, star history, achievements, photos, and linked devices for that child.

Parents may request deletion of an entire family account and associated data by contacting help@starkid.app.

Upon account deletion:

• Family and child profiles may be removed
• Task, wish, and challenge history may be removed
• Uploaded photos may be removed
• Linked device records may be removed
• Associated personal information may be deleted, subject to legal retention requirements

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information, including access controls and encrypted connections.

However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your information may be processed and stored in countries other than your own, including where our service providers operate.

By using the Service, you consent to such transfers where permitted by law.

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Access
• Correction
• Deletion
• Data portability
• Restriction of processing
• Objection to processing

To exercise these rights, contact us using the information below.

The Service uses third-party providers such as:

• Supabase
• RevenueCat
• Expo
• Apple
• Google

When you sign in with Apple or Google, those providers process authentication according to their own privacy policies.

These services operate under their own privacy policies.

StarKid is intended for family use under parental supervision.

Child profiles are created and managed by parents or guardians.

We do not knowingly permit children to publicly share information through the Service or interact with users outside their family.

We design StarKid with family safety in mind and follow applicable children's privacy principles, including COPPA-aligned practices for child profiles managed by parents.

Parents who believe their child's information has been collected improperly may contact us for review and removal.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When changes occur, we will update the "Last Updated" date.

Continued use of the Service after updates become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your information, contact:

help@starkid.app

Residents of certain jurisdictions, including California, may have additional privacy rights under applicable law.

Requests regarding personal information may be submitted through the contact information provided above.

Where applicable, StarKid processes personal information under lawful bases including:

• Performance of a contract
• Legitimate interests
• Legal obligations
• Consent, where required

Users in applicable regions may exercise privacy rights as provided by law.