KidsDroid Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2 November 2026

KidsDroid is a screen time app published by Pooja Yadav. A parent or guardian sets it up on their own child's Android phone to limit apps, give breaks and set quiet times.

In short

KidsDroid has no accounts and no ads. What it knows about your child stays on the phone. We don't collect it, sell it or share it. Two things leave the phone: a parent's email address, if the parent uses PIN recovery, and technical information sent by Google's ML Kit. Both are described below.

What is kept on the phone

This stays in KidsDroid's private storage on the phone. It isn't sent to us, and it isn't included in Android backups.

• The child's name and age group, as entered by the parent
• The apps chosen for limits, the limits and the settings
• Time used in limited apps, breaks, stars and streaks
• The parent PIN, in scrambled (salted hash) form
• The parent's recovery email address, if one was added

Parent's email address

A parent can add an email address so they can reset a forgotten PIN. It is optional. When a code is asked for, KidsDroid sends the address to our server, which emails a one-time code through our email delivery provider, Zoho (ZeptoMail). The address is used only for this.

Our server doesn't keep the address. It stores a scrambled, one-way form of it, and of the phone's internet address, for up to 24 hours, to check codes and stop abuse. Codes run out after 15 minutes. Zoho keeps records of sent emails under its own privacy policy. We never ask for an email address belonging to a child.

Accessibility service

KidsDroid uses Android's AccessibilityService API, and asks for the parent's consent before it is turned on. It uses it to:

• see which app is open, so it can count play time and show the break screen;
• close a picture-in-picture video from an app that is on a break;
• if the parent turns on Uninstall protection, read the text of the phone's settings, installer and Play Store screens and of uninstall messages on the home screen, to spot pages about KidsDroid and stop a child turning it off or removing it without the parent.

This is checked on the phone. Screen text isn't saved, and nothing read through this service is sent or shared.

Camera

The camera is used only for the exercise challenge, and only if the parent allows it. Video is analysed on the phone to count moves. It is never saved or sent.

Google ML Kit

The exercise challenge uses Google's ML Kit, which runs on the phone. Pictures and video are not sent to Google. ML Kit can send Google technical information to keep it working and to measure its performance:

• device information, such as the manufacturer, model and Android version;
• app information, such as the package name and version;
• performance metrics, event types and error codes;
• an identifier for the installation.

It doesn't include the child's name or anything from the camera. See Google's ML Kit data disclosure and the Google Privacy Policy.

Cloud content

If the parent chooses Cloud, KidsDroid downloads challenges and wallpapers from our server. The request carries the app's version and nothing about the child. Like most web servers, ours sees the phone's internet address when it connects.

Fingerprint

Fingerprint unlock is optional and handled by Android. KidsDroid only learns whether the check passed. It never sees the fingerprint.

Notifications

While KidsDroid is on, it shows a notice on the phone saying so. If the parent allows notifications, it also warns before a break or a quiet time.

Children

KidsDroid is meant to be installed and set up by a parent or guardian, on a phone used by their own child. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children. KidsDroid must not be used to watch anyone else.

Keeping and deleting data

Information on the phone stays until it is changed in KidsDroid or the app is removed. To remove KidsDroid, open Parent mode, then Settings, then Uninstall protection, and tap Uninstall KidsDroid. Uninstalling deletes everything kept on the phone. Data held by Google and Zoho is covered by their policies.

Security

Information is kept in storage only KidsDroid can read. Network connections to our server and to outside services use HTTPS.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top.

Contact

Questions or requests: kidsdroid@tacassist.com