Privacy Policy
How Seek Junior protects your child's data
How Seek Junior protects your child's data
Seek Junior is an AI-powered educational platform for children aged 5–13, designed to provide safe, curriculum-aligned learning in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Data Controller: Seek Junior (operated by Luke Thomas)
Contact: support@seekjunior.com
Country: Ireland (EU GDPR applies)
🛡️ We are committed to children's privacy. This policy explains clearly what data we collect, why we collect it, how we protect it, and your rights as a parent or guardian. We comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK GDPR, and the UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code).
About parents/guardians (collected at signup):
About children (created by the parent/guardian):
⚠️ We do not collect: full names, dates of birth, photos, school names, location data, device identifiers, or any biometric data. Children are never asked to provide personal information directly.
Under GDPR Article 6, we process data on the following lawful bases:
👨👩👧 Children's data is always processed under parental consent. We do not use children's data for advertising, profiling for commercial purposes, or automated decision-making that has legal or similarly significant effects.
We apply the principle of data minimisation — we only keep data for as long as necessary.
| Data Type | Retention Period | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Parent account data | Until account deleted | Required for service delivery |
| Child profile & name | Until child profile deleted | Required for personalisation |
| Search history | 90 days, then auto-deleted | Parental monitoring; minimisation |
| Safety alerts | 180 days | Parental oversight & safety |
| Conversation history (Study Buddy) | Last 30 messages only | Context continuity; minimisation |
| Quest rewards & progress | Until child profile deleted | Learning continuity |
| Image view logs | 90 days | Safety monitoring |
| Daily AI usage counter | Resets at midnight daily | Fair usage enforcement |
| Payment records | 7 years | Legal / tax obligation |
We use the following trusted third-party services. Each acts as a data processor under a Data Processing Agreement with Seek Junior:
Powers Orby's responses. Search queries and chat messages are processed. Anthropic does not use child data to train models.
Privacy Policy →Authentication, database, and hosting. Data stored in EU (europe-west1). Subject to Google's DPA.
Privacy Policy →Payment processing. Card details go directly to Stripe — Seek Junior never sees or stores them.
Privacy Policy →Pre-recorded voice audio for Orby. No child voice data is captured or sent to ElevenLabs.
Privacy Policy →All child queries are checked for harmful content before processing. OpenAI does not use moderation API inputs for model training.
Privacy Policy →🌍 Data transfers: Anthropic's servers are located in the United States. Transfers are covered by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) under GDPR Article 46. All other data is stored in the EU.
As a parent or guardian, you have the following rights over your child's data:
View all data held about your child via the Parent Dashboard → Download Data button.
Correct your child's name or age group in the dashboard child settings.
Delete your child's profile and all associated data permanently via the dashboard. Account deletion available on request.
Export your child's data as a JSON file using the Download Data button in the dashboard.
Object to processing based on legitimate interests. Contact us at support@seekjunior.com.
Request restriction of processing while a complaint is being investigated.
Withdraw consent for a child profile at any time by deleting the profile. This does not affect prior processing.
Lodge a complaint with the Irish DPC (dataprotection.ie) or the UK ICO (ico.org.uk).
Seek Junior is designed to comply with the highest children's privacy standards across both Ireland and the UK:
🇮🇪 Ireland — EU GDPR & Irish Data Protection Act 2018
🇬🇧 UK — Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
Applied across both markets:
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data:
In the event of a data breach that is likely to result in a risk to individuals' rights and freedoms, we will notify the Irish Data Protection Commission within 72 hours and affected users without undue delay.
Seek Junior uses only essential cookies necessary for the service to function:
We do not use advertising cookies, analytics cookies, or any third-party tracking cookies. No cookie consent banner is required for strictly necessary cookies under ePrivacy Directive Article 5(3).
We will notify you by email at least 30 days before making any material changes to this Privacy Policy. Continued use of the service after notification constitutes acceptance. You may always delete your account if you do not agree with changes.
For any privacy-related questions, requests to exercise your rights, or concerns:
Email: support@seekjunior.com
Response time: Within 30 days (GDPR requirement)
Supervisory Authority (Ireland): Data Protection Commission — dataprotection.ie
Supervisory Authority (UK): Information Commissioner's Office — ico.org.uk