How Wenlo protects kids' privacy
The plain-English version. The legally binding one is the Privacy Policy — this page explains how it actually works when you set up your child.
Nothing is collected before you consent — verifiably
A child under 13 can't create a Wenlo account. A parent adds them, and before a single location point is collected, the parent completes verifiable parental consent under COPPA (the U.S. children's-privacy law). Wenlo uses the law's reliable-method standard: a quick card verification on a secure, Stripe-hosted page. It places a $1 hold that is released immediately — nothing is ever charged, no card details ever touch Wenlo's servers, and it's a verification, not a purchase.
Kids don't need their own accounts or emails
A child's phone is set up by the parent with a one-time QR link from the parent's own app. No child email address, no password for an eight-year-old to manage, and the parent can mint a fresh link in seconds when the kid gets a new phone.
History deletes itself
Location history auto-deletes after about 90 days — for every member, kids included. There is no archive of your child's movements accumulating somewhere.
Parents stay in control
- Every child has a Privacy & data screen in the parent's app: review the consent record, export everything Wenlo holds about the child, or delete it all — including GPS history — in one action.
- Before a child under 13 joins a carpool with another family (which shares their pickup location with that family), the card-verified consent standard applies first.
- Withdrawing consent stops collection, full stop.
No ads, no data brokers, no exceptions for kids
Wenlo has no ad networks and no third-party trackers, and never sells or shares anyone's location — a rule that matters most for children. The business model is the protection: you're the customer, never the product.
Questions?
Read the full Privacy Policy and Terms, or just email privacy@getwenlo.com — a human (the founder, a parent of three) reads it.
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