Privacy Policy

The Young Foundry is built for children aged 6–16. We collect the minimum information needed to run a safe learning community, and we never sell your data or your child's data. This summary explains what we collect, why, and the rights you have under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act).

Because our users are children, a parent or guardian must create or approve every account. We verify the parent before activation. For verification we may use a one-time password (OTP) sent to the parent's phone, and — where required — Aadhaar-based OTP verification.

Aadhaar is used only to confirm the parent's identity at the moment of verification. We do not store the Aadhaar number or Aadhaar details. This follows the data-minimisation principle of the DPDP Act.

Account basics (display name, pseudonymous username, email, date of birth), learning and activity data (XP, badges, posts, progress), and safety signals from automated moderation. Children are encouraged to use a nickname rather than their real name.

Parents can see their child's activity, screen-time, login history and safety flags from Family HQ, and can pause the account, set time limits or enable exam mode at any time. Parents do not see the contents of private messages.

You may access, correct, or request deletion of your child's data, and withdraw consent, by contacting us at theyoungfoundry@gmail.com. We will respond in line with the DPDP Act.