Last updated: June 1, 2026 · Plain English. No surprises.
The Digital Childhood ("TDC", "we", "us") is a calm parenting app for people raising kids in a digital world. We collect the minimum data we need to make the app work, we never sell it, we never run ads, and we treat children's data with extra care. If you ever want your data deleted, email us and we'll delete it.
TDC is operated by The Digital Childhood, LLC, founded by Chelsea Redeker. You can reach us at hello@thedigitalchildhood.com.
TDC is built for parents, not for children. Our minimum age to create an account is 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.
When you add a kid to your family on the My Family screen, you enter their first name, age, and stage. We treat this as parent-provided context, not as a child's account. We store it on your account, use it to personalize what you see, and never share it.
If you want any kid information deleted, email hello@thedigitalchildhood.com and we will remove it within 7 days.
Each of these providers has their own privacy commitments. We picked them because they are privacy-respecting by default.
Per GDPR Article 28, here is the complete list of subprocessors that may process your personal data on our behalf, what each one does, and where they store data:
If you are a business customer or DPO who needs a signed Data Processing Agreement (DPA), email hello@thedigitalchildhood.com and we will sign one within 5 business days.
As long as you have an account, plus 30 days after deletion in case you change your mind. After that, your account data is permanently deleted from our database. Backups are rotated within 90 days and overwritten automatically.
Your data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+ on every request) and at rest (Supabase encrypts the database, Stripe encrypts payment data, both at industry-standard AES-256). We use row-level security in Supabase so one user's data is never readable by another user's account. Access to production systems is restricted to a small number of authorized administrators and requires multi-factor authentication.
If we discover a personal data breach that creates a real risk to your information, we will notify affected users by email within 72 hours of discovery, post a notice in the app, and report to regulators where required by law (GDPR Article 33, applicable US state breach laws).
If you are a California resident, you have the right to: (a) know what personal information we collect and how we use it (this entire policy), (b) request a copy of your personal information (Settings → Export My Data), (c) request deletion of your personal information (Settings → Delete Account), (d) correct inaccurate information (edit it directly in the app), and (e) opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
We do not sell or share your personal information. We do not run ads. We have no "Do Not Sell or Share" link to display because there is nothing to opt out of.
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have the right to: access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and to object to processing. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority. Our lawful basis for processing is your consent (when you create an account) and our legitimate interest in operating the app you signed up for. For cross-border transfers from the EU to the United States (where our infrastructure is hosted), we rely on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework where applicable and Standard Contractual Clauses as a fallback.
If you have not signed in for 24 months, we will email you a heads-up and, if you do not respond within 30 days, delete your account and the data attached to it. We will never auto-delete the account of an active paying subscriber.
We use one essential cookie that keeps you signed in. We do not use marketing cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party tracking cookies.
If we make a material change, we will email you and post a banner in the app at least 7 days before the change takes effect. The "last updated" date at the top of this page always reflects the current version.
Email hello@thedigitalchildhood.com. We're a small operation, but we read every email.
This policy is written in plain language and represents our actual practices. If anything here is unclear, email us and we'll explain it.