Privacy by design
Your child's voice is heard by the toy in their hands and nowhere else. The toy answers, then forgets. What it passes on to a teacher is a note, not a recording. And every note is stamped so nobody can change it later.
What happens when your child talks to the book
Heard. Then gone.
The book listens only while the button is pressed. It works out the answer on the small computer inside its cover and says it out loud. The recording is erased right there. It is never saved and never sent anywhere.
A note, not a recording.
What the book passes on is a short note: which skill your child was working on, and when. No words, no voice, nothing that sounds like your child. That note goes to the teacher's record, and from there to you.
Questions parents ask
- Is the toy always listening?
No. The microphone is switched off until the button is pressed. There is no wake word and nothing listens in the background. When your child lets go, it stops.
- Does my child's voice go to the internet?
No. The toy has no connection to the internet. The classroom has one small computer that does, and it only ever receives the notes described above, never sound.
- Can the company hear my child later?
No. The recording is erased on the toy within moments. There is nothing to play back, for us or for anyone else.
- Is my child's voice used to train AI?
No. We never train models on children's recordings. That is a design decision, not a promise in a policy, because the recordings do not exist to train on.
- Can records be changed after the fact?
No. Each note carries a stamp that proves when it was written and that it has not been altered since. A teacher, an inspector, or a parent can trust the record they see.
- What if the company shuts down?
The book and the plush keep working. They do not need a server, an app, or a subscription. There is nothing to switch off.
Why we built it this way
- Other AI toys send the voice away. The best-known one states in its own privacy policy that audio "streams through our systems for transcription" and names outside AI companies that may receive children's information. Their policy
- Others stopped working when the company did. One AI companion for children shut down in December 2024 and every unit went dead within days, because it depended on the company's servers. Coverage
- The law expects this. Children's privacy law requires a parent's permission for a stated purpose. We ask for one thing, reporting to you and your child's teacher, and nothing is bundled in. FTC guidance