HausFlow Family — Children's Privacy Policy
Effective Date: May 30, 2026 Last Updated: May 30, 2026
Scope of This Notice
This Children's Privacy Policy applies specifically to child users of HausFlow Family — meaning any user who joins a household as a "member" (kid) role.
HausFlow Family is a household coordination app designed for families that include children. Because children under 13 may use the Service, we comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501–6506, and the FTC's COPPA Rule.
This notice supplements our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Where there is a conflict, this notice controls with respect to child user data.
Who Is a "Child User"?
A child user is any person who joins a HausFlow Family household with the "kid" role via a parent's invite code. A child user does not create an independent account — they operate as a sub-user within the household created and controlled by the parent or guardian.
Parental Consent
How Consent Is Obtained
HausFlow Family is designed so that parental consent is embedded in the invitation flow:
- A parent or guardian creates the household account and controls the invite system
- The parent generates an
HF-XXXXinvite code and shares it directly with the child - The child joins only through that parent-controlled code
- By sharing the invite code with a child, the parent consents to the child's use of the Service and to our collection of the child's information as described below
This model places the parent in control of who enters the household. We do not have a separate consent form step because the parent initiates and controls the onboarding path.
Age of the Home Leader
The Home Leader (parent/guardian) who creates the household account must be at least 18 years old. By creating an account and inviting a child, the Home Leader represents that they are a parent or legal guardian of the child user and consents to the child's participation in the Service.
What Information We Collect from Children
We collect only the minimum information needed to provide the Service to children. We do not collect more information from children than is reasonably necessary.
What We Collect
| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Display name (first name or nickname) | Identify the child within the household |
| Emoji avatar (optional) | Personalize the child's profile within the household |
| Chore completion notes (optional, child-entered) | Communicate completion status to parent |
| Proof photos (optional or required per chore) | Parent review of chore completion |
| Handled It™ entries (child-initiated, optional) | Log voluntary contributions for parent review |
| Push notification token | Deliver chore assignment and routine reminder notifications |
| In-app activity data | Operate the completion tracking and points system |
| Points balance and reward history | Track earned points within the household |
What We Do NOT Collect from Children
- Email address
- Phone number
- Home address or physical location
- Full legal name
- Date of birth
- Social media profiles or external account information
- Biometric data
- Browsing history outside the app
- Contacts, messages, or files from other apps
How We Use Children's Information
We use children's information solely to:
- display chore assignments and routine items from the parent
- allow the child to submit completion notes and proof photos for parent review
- track points earned from approved chores
- deliver push notifications for new assignments and routine reminders
- allow the child to log Handled It™ entries for parent review (Pro feature)
- operate and improve the Service
We do not use children's information for advertising, behavioral profiling, or any commercial purpose unrelated to delivering the Service.
How We Share Children's Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade children's personal information.
We share children's information only in the following limited circumstances:
| Recipient | What They Receive | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Parent/guardian (Home Leader) | All child-submitted content, proof photos, completion history, points | This is the core function of the Service — parent oversight |
| Convex (backend) | All user data for storage and real-time sync | Infrastructure |
| Clerk (auth) | Device identity for authenticated sessions | Authentication |
| Expo Push | Push notification token | Deliver notifications |
| Apple/Google | Minimal platform-required data | App distribution |
All third-party processors are contractually prohibited from using children's data for any purpose other than providing their service to us.
Parental Rights
As the parent or legal guardian of a child user, you have the following rights with respect to your child's information:
Right to Review
You may review any information we have collected from your child by opening the app and navigating to your child's activity — their assigned chores, completion history, proof photos, Handled It™ entries, and points balance are all visible to you at any time.
Right to Deletion
You may delete your child's data at any time by:
- Removing the child from the household: Settings → [Member name] → Remove — this clears the child's household membership and schedules their data for deletion
- Deleting the household account: Settings → Account → Privacy → Delete Account — this deletes all household data including all child records
- Contacting us directly: Email legal@mavarosystems.com and we will delete the child's record within a reasonable time
Right to Refuse Further Collection
You may stop further collection of your child's information at any time by removing the child from the household or deleting the household account.
Right to Correction
If you believe your child's data is inaccurate, you may correct it directly in the app (child's display name and avatar) or contact us at legal@mavarosystems.com.
How to Exercise These Rights
Contact us at legal@mavarosystems.com with your request. We will respond within 30 days. We may ask you to verify your identity as the account holder before processing your request.
Data Retention for Children
Children's data is retained as long as the child is a member of an active household.
Children's data is deleted when:
- the parent removes the child from the household
- the household account is deleted
- we receive a deletion request from the parent at legal@mavarosystems.com
We do not retain children's data after a deletion event except where required by law (e.g., limited financial or legal records).
Push Notifications to Children
HausFlow Family may send push notifications to child users to:
- notify them of a new chore assignment from a parent
- remind them of an upcoming routine block closing (30-minute warning)
Parents control notification settings per household member. Quiet hours can be configured by the parent in Settings → Household → Quiet hours to prevent notifications during sleep or school hours.
Children do not have independent notification configuration — all notification settings are managed by the parent.
Security Measures for Children's Data
We apply the same security standards to children's data as to all user data:
- all data transmitted over encrypted connections (TLS)
- secure session management via Clerk
- proof photos stored in access-controlled cloud storage
- internal access to children's data is limited to what is necessary to operate the Service
- we do not allow children's data to be accessed by other households
No Behavioral Advertising to Children
We do not engage in behavioral advertising directed at children.
We do not use children's in-app activity to serve targeted ads, build advertising profiles, or share data with advertising networks.
Contact for COPPA Inquiries
If you are a parent or guardian with questions about your child's data, wish to exercise any of the rights above, or have concerns about our children's privacy practices, contact us at:
legal@mavarosystems.com Subject line: COPPA / Children's Privacy Request
Mavaro Systems LLC Delaware, United States
We take all COPPA-related inquiries seriously and will respond within 30 days.
Changes to This Notice
We may update this Children's Privacy Policy from time to time. For any material change that affects how we collect or use children's data, we will provide advance notice to the parent account holder via in-app notification before the change takes effect.
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