Safety overview
Kids Browser helps families create a safer browsing routine, but it is not a complete content filter, monitoring system, or substitute for adult supervision. The safest setup combines browser controls, operating system controls, family conversations, and regular review by a parent or guardian.
- Parents decide which websites, shortcuts, content types, and time limits are appropriate.
- Children should understand what they can open, what they should avoid, and when to ask for help.
- No browser can guarantee that every unsuitable page, video, ad, message, or search result will be blocked.
1. Parent and guardian responsibility
Kids Browser is designed for parent-led use. Parents and guardians are responsible for configuring the browser, reviewing child activity where available, and setting clear household rules for browsing.
Recommended parent actions
- Use a parent-controlled Windows account and keep the device password private.
- Review allowed websites and shortcuts before handing the device to a child.
- Explain which websites are allowed and what the child should do if something confusing or upsetting appears.
- Re-check settings regularly as the child grows, school needs change, or new websites are added.
2. How Kids Browser supports child safety
Kids Browser focuses on making safer choices easier for families. Depending on the product version and enabled settings, safety support may include simplified browsing, parent-managed shortcuts, content visibility controls, child profiles, and usage boundaries.
| Safety area |
How it helps |
Parent action |
| Parent-managed shortcuts |
Gives children a simpler start screen with websites selected by the parent. |
Add only websites you trust and remove sites that are no longer appropriate. |
| Child profiles |
Helps separate browsing preferences between children when supported. |
Create separate profiles for children with different ages or needs. |
| Media controls |
May help reduce exposure to images or videos when controls are enabled. |
Test settings on the websites your child actually uses. |
| Usage boundaries |
Can help families build healthier browsing routines. |
Combine time limits with offline breaks and clear family rules. |
3. Age-appropriate setup
Different children need different levels of access. A young child may need a small set of approved shortcuts, while an older child may need more websites for school, research, and communication.
For younger children
- Use a small number of parent-approved shortcuts.
- Keep search, downloads, chat, and video access limited unless needed.
- Use the device in a shared family space where supervision is easier.
For older children
- Discuss privacy, strangers, ads, scams, downloads, and account safety.
- Review school-related websites and remove unnecessary distractions.
- Increase access gradually as the child demonstrates safe behavior.
4. Unsuitable content and online risks
Children may encounter unsuitable content through websites, search results, embedded media, ads, comments, popups, redirects, downloads, or links shared by other people. Kids Browser can help reduce some risks, but parents should still supervise browsing and set expectations.
- Teach children to stop and ask for help if a page feels scary, adult, violent, suspicious, or confusing.
- Review newly added websites before approving them for regular use.
- Be careful with video platforms, social websites, public forums, game chats, and file-sharing pages.
- Use additional family safety tools from the operating system, router, school, or internet provider when appropriate.
5. Online communication and strangers
Kids Browser should not be treated as permission for unsupervised communication with strangers. Chat, messaging, comments, multiplayer games, social platforms, and public communities can expose children to inappropriate contact or manipulation.
Family communication rules
- Children should not share their full name, address, school, phone number, passwords, private photos, or family details.
- Children should tell a trusted adult if someone asks for secrets, personal information, photos, money, or private contact.
- Parents should approve communication platforms before children use them.
- Parents should report suspicious contact to the relevant platform and, when necessary, local authorities.
6. Downloads, files, ads, and purchases
Downloads and ads can create safety and security risks. Children may not understand the difference between a real button, an advertisement, a fake download, or a subscription prompt.
- Do not allow children to download files or install software without adult approval.
- Keep payment methods, app stores, and browser purchases under parent control.
- Teach children that “free” offers, prizes, game coins, and urgent popups can be misleading.
- Keep antivirus, Windows security, and device updates enabled.
7. Child privacy and personal information
Parents should avoid entering unnecessary child personal information into websites, support requests, screenshots, or public forms. Children should also be taught not to share private details online.
- Use nicknames or simple profile names where full legal names are not needed.
- Do not send sensitive child information in support emails unless we specifically need it to resolve a request.
- Review the Privacy Policy to understand how Kids Browser describes data handling and family settings.
- Use parent-controlled email addresses for support, billing, and account-related messages.
8. Schools, clubs, and shared devices
If Kids Browser is used in a school, training center, club, or shared family device, the organization or adult administrator should configure access according to the children’s age, learning purpose, and local rules.
- Use separate Windows accounts or child profiles where possible.
- Do not mix adult browsing accounts with child browsing sessions.
- Review website shortcuts before group use or classroom sessions.
- Make sure staff or adults know how to report safety concerns.
9. Report a child safety concern
If you believe Kids Browser exposed a child to a serious safety issue, failed to apply a child safety setting, or directed a child toward harmful content, please contact us with enough information to investigate.
Child safety email: kids.browser.com@gmail.com
Please include
- The page, website, feature, button, or setting involved.
- The Kids Browser version and Windows version if available.
- Steps to reproduce the issue.
- Screenshots only when safe and without exposing unnecessary child personal information.
Urgent danger
If a child may be in immediate danger, contact local emergency services or the relevant child protection authority first. Kids Browser support cannot provide emergency intervention.
10. Parent child-safety checklist
- Download Kids Browser only from the official website.
- Set up the child’s browsing shortcuts before use.
- Use a parent-only password, PIN, or device account where available.
- Test hiding images, hiding videos, site controls, and other settings on real websites.
- Keep the device in a visible place for younger children.
- Talk about ads, strangers, downloads, personal information, scams, and upsetting content.
- Review browser settings regularly instead of configuring them once and forgetting them.
Child safety contact
For child safety questions, parent support, unsafe content concerns, or help configuring family settings, contact the Kids Browser Team.
Child safety: kids.browser.com@gmail.com
Support: kids.browser.com@gmail.com
Privacy: kids.browser.com@gmail.com
Company address: Kids Browser Team, San Francisco, United States