Protection that respects them.
Most parental controls watch children. Jagraaj protects them — with safety built into the server, consent required before an account can even exist, and rules written in exactly one place.
Supervision is care. Surveillance is not.
A parent can approve who their child connects with and see how much they're sharing. A parent cannot read their child's private messages — and neither can we. Safety shouldn't cost a child their dignity.
One rulebook, three ages
Age is classified once, in a single policy module, and every part of the app obeys it. There is no second place where the rules could quietly disagree.
No self sign-up. A parent creates and manages a supervised account — a child never registers alone.
Parent-created onlyMay join only with verifiable parental consent. The account stays inert until a guardian approves it, and protective limits are locked on.
Consent requiredFull access to sharing, discovery, location and presence — each of them opt-in, never assumed.
Full, opt-inConsent before activation
The Digital Personal Data Protection standard, built into sign-up itself — not bolted on afterward.
Sign up
A neutral date of birth is asked at registration — no “are you 13?” checkbox to shrug past.
Parent notified
A teen gives a guardian's email. A secure approval link is sent; nothing else happens yet.
Inert account
The account cannot log in or hold data. It simply waits — safely doing nothing.
Guardian approves
One tap activates it. We record who consented, when, and to which policy version.
Or it's deleted
No approval in 7 days, or consent withdrawn anytime → the account and all its data are erased.
Locked on for every minor
Each protection is enforced at the API — the point where data actually moves — so it holds no matter which screen, app, or shortcut a request comes from.
No public posting
Memories reach friends only, or stay private. The public feed is not a choice.
Enforced server-sideInvisible to strangers
Minors don't surface in search to anyone who isn't already a friend.
Enforced server-sideLocation off — and locked
Location sharing can't be switched on for a minor account.
Enforced server-sidePresence hidden
Online status and last-seen are off and locked, at the socket and the friends list.
Enforced server-sideFriend requests, approved
New connections can require a guardian's yes before they're made.
Guardian-gatedNo shortcut invites
Album codes and invites still route through the age and consent gate.
Same gate, alwaysWhere conventional parental controls stop
| Approach | Jagraaj | Typical parental controls |
|---|---|---|
| Where limits live | At the server / API — can't be bypassed | On-device toggles a savvy child can work around |
| Age rules | One policy module — a single source of truth | Scattered per-app settings that drift apart |
| Getting started | Consent before the account activates | Account works first; controls added later, if at all |
| Private messages | Never readable by parent or platform | Often surfaced to the parent — surveillance by default |
| Leaving | Withdraw consent → full deletion | Data lingers; deletion is buried or partial |
| Discovery & location | Off and locked for minors | On by default; relies on remembering to disable |
More detail lives in the children's section of our Privacy Policy (English & Hindi), and in our Terms. Set up controls anytime from your Family area.