The Microsoft Family Safety app helps empower you and your family to create healthy habits and protect the ones you love. Get peace of mind that your family is staying safer while giving your kids independence to learn and grow.
This app is designed to cater to the needs of both parents and kids. For parents, it offers a safe and secure online environment for their children to explore. With the help of parental controls, parents can filter out inappropriate apps and games and set up kid-friendly browsing on Microsoft Edge. This ensures that their children are exposed to age-appropriate content while using the internet.
Moreover, the app also helps parents in managing their kids' screen time. They can set limits for specific apps and games on various devices such as Android, Xbox, and Windows. They can also use device management to set screen time limits across all devices. This feature helps parents in balancing their kids' screen time and promoting healthy digital habits.
For kids, this app ensures their safety in the digital world. By adhering to parental controls, they can access only appropriate content and stay away from potentially harmful apps and games. This gives parents peace of mind knowing that their children are protected while using the internet.
The app offers various features such as activity reporting, screen time management, and content filters to help parents in monitoring and controlling their kids' online activity. Parents can view their kids' activity in a weekly email report, which can help them start a conversation about their online habits.
Microsoft Family Safety also prioritizes the privacy and security of its users. They do not sell or share any location data with insurance companies or data brokers. Users are given meaningful choices about how their data is collected and used, and they have the necessary information to make the right decisions for themselves and their families. With the child's consent, the app may collect interaction data to improve its services, such as knowing when they are using an app or blocking unauthorized apps.
However, it is important to note that this app is provided by either Microsoft or a third-party app publisher and is subject to a separate privacy statement and terms and conditions. The data collected through the use of this app may be accessible to Microsoft or the third-party app publisher and may be transferred, stored, and processed in the United States or any other country where they have facilities.
This app is designed for both parents and kids.
For parents, it helps to create a safe space for their children to explore online. Set parental controls to filter inappropriate apps and games and set browsing to kid-friendly websites on Microsoft Edge.
Help your kids balance their screen time activity. Set limits for specific apps and games on Android, Xbox, or Windows. Or use device management to set screen time limits across devices on Xbox and Windows.
Use activity reporting to better understand your family's digital activity. View your kids’ activity in a weekly email to help start a conversation about online activity.
For kids, it ensures their safety in the digital world by adhering to parental controls and accessing age-appropriate content.
Microsoft Family Safety features:
Activity reports – Develop healthy digital habits
• Activity log of screen time and online usage
• Weekly email summary report of activity
Screen time – Find a balance
• Screen time app and game limits on Xbox, Windows, Android
• Screen time device limits on Xbox and Windows
• Get notified if your child requests more time
Content filters – Explore safely
• Web filters for kid-friendly browsing on Microsoft Edge
• Block inappropriate apps and games
Privacy & Permissions
Your privacy is important to us. We work around the clock to protect your data and information to help you keep your family safe. For example, we do not sell or share your location data with insurance companies or data brokers. We provide you with meaningful choices about how and why data is collected and used and give you the information you need to make the choices that are right for you and your family.
With your child’s consent, Microsoft Family Safety may collect interaction data using accessibility, app usage, and device admin service permissions. This allows us to: know when they are using an app, exit an app on their behalf, or block apps that are not allowed.
Disclaimers
This app is provided by either Microsoft or a third-party app publisher and is subject to a separate privacy statement and terms and conditions. Data provided through the use of this store and this app may be accessible to Microsoft or the third-party app publisher, as applicable, and transferred to, stored and processed in the United States or any other country where Microsoft or the app publisher and their affiliates or service providers maintain facilities.