Last updated: March 2026
1. What Is COPPA?
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is a United States federal law that protects the privacy of children under 13. Even though BabyBinge is based in Germany, we follow COPPA rules for all families worldwide because we believe every child deserves the same strong protections.
2. Why We Need Your Permission
Before we collect any information about your child, we need your consent as a parent or guardian. This is the law, and it is the right thing to do.
When you check the consent box during sign-up, you are confirming:
- You are the parent or legal guardian of the child
- You understand what data we collect (listed below)
- You give us permission to collect and use that data to create episodes for your child
3. What We Collect About Your Child
We keep it to the bare minimum:
- First name — so we can personalise greetings and stories ("Good morning, Luna!")
- Age group — so episodes match their development stage (0–2, 2–4, or 4–5)
- Avatar text prompts — your words describing how the cartoon character should look
- Watch history and ratings — so we can recommend episodes they will love
That is everything. Nothing more.
4. What We NEVER Collect
- No photos of your child — ever
- No voice recordings
- No fingerprints or face scans
- No location tracking
- No camera or microphone access
- No contact lists or social media
5. How We Protect Your Child's Data
- All data is stored in Frankfurt, Germany (inside the European Union)
- Everything is encrypted — both when it is being sent and when it is stored
- Only a small number of authorised team members can access child data
- We run regular security checks to make sure everything stays safe
6. Your Parental Controls
As a parent, you are always in control:
- Kid Mode — restricts the app to the video library only, so your child cannot access settings or creation tools
- Watchtime limits — set daily screen time limits and review viewing history
- Content preferences — choose which themes and topics appear in episodes
- View your child's data — see exactly what we have stored, any time
- Delete everything — remove all your child's data instantly from Settings
7. Changing Your Mind
You can take back (revoke) your COPPA consent at any time:
- Go to Settings → Privacy & Consent
- Toggle off parental consent for the child profile
- This stops all new data collection for that child
Episodes that were already created will remain available, but no new information will be collected or used.
8. If Your Child Is Under 13
All features of BabyBinge require parental consent. A child cannot use the app independently — a parent or guardian must set up the account, create the child profile, and grant consent.
We do not knowingly collect information from children without parental consent. If we discover that data was collected without proper consent, we will delete it immediately.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about how we handle your child's data:
We aim to respond within 48 hours.