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Parental consent

No child starts Umiko on their own. A parent or guardian agrees first, in clear words, and can take that back at any time.

Last updated: 10 November 2026

Who gives consent

  • In a family: a parent or guardian who is over 18. They sign in with a one-time code to their own phone or email, or with their Google account, and confirm: "I am this child's parent or guardian and I am over 18."
  • In a school: the teacher confirms that the school holds the parents' consent for the class before any child can begin.
  • A grandparent gives their own consent, on WhatsApp, by replying to Umiko's welcome. Nobody can give it for them.

A child never makes an account, and never gives consent for themselves.

What a parent agrees to

These are the exact words shown when a child is added (version 1):

I agree that my child can use Umiko. Umiko is an AI, not a person. Umiko keeps my child's first name, age, and what they do in the app: their answers, stories and progress. It keeps no photos, no birthday and no voice recordings. To answer, Umiko sends what my child types to Anthropic's Claude AI, which may work outside India; Umiko never adds my child's name or age, and blocks phone numbers, emails and addresses first. Umiko's voice is made by ElevenLabs and by Sarvam AI (India). If my child uses Homework help, a photo of the homework page is sent to Claude once to read it and is never kept; I can switch Homework help off for my child. If my child talks to Umiko, a short clip of their voice is sent to Sarvam AI once to turn it into words and is never kept; if that is not possible, their phone's own speech recognition (Google's or Apple's) does it on the device. Umiko keeps no recordings. If our family uses Teach Dadi, my child's first name is sent to their grandparent on WhatsApp (Meta). I can see everything my child does, and I can delete our family at any time.

The optional extra

There is a second box, which you may leave unticked. It never changes what your child can do:

Help make Umiko better for all children. Umiko may keep a copy of my child's answers with their name and age removed, to learn what children ask and which lessons work. It is never sold and never used for ads. This is optional.

What a grandparent is told

I am Umiko, a friendly AI helper (not a person). [Family member] added you so I can help you check if a message is real or fake, and teach you one small phone skill a day. Shall we start? You can stop any time by sending STOP.

What we record

  • That you agreed, which version of the words you saw, and the date and time.
  • Nothing else: no identity document, no photo, no signature.

If the words change

When we change what we keep or which services help us, the wording gets a new version. Your family page then asks you to agree again for each child.

Changing your mind

  • Untick the optional box at any time on your family page.
  • Switch off homework help, the morning message or a bedtime, per child.
  • Remove one child, or delete the whole family. See Delete your data.
  • Taking consent back is as easy as giving it, and costs nothing.

What we never do with a child's data

  • We do not track a child across other websites or apps.
  • We do not show children adverts or build advertising profiles.
  • We do not sell or rent it.

Questions about consent