How to Set Up and Personalize HeyOtto for Your Family

HeyOtto is built to adapt to your family - with you in control every step of the way. Setup is simple, guided, and always editable. With a few simple settings, you can tailor HeyOtto's conversations, boundaries, and tone to match your values, your child's age, and your parenting style.

Step 1: Create an Account

Sign up with your email address and complete email verification to get started.

Step 2: Enter Your Family Details

Add your:

• First name
• Last name
• Choose a family name

Choose what Otto should call your family during conversations. This can be your last name, a nickname, or something creative. This helps Otto keep interactions personal and consistent.

Step 3: Accept COPPA Consent

Review and accept the COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) policy to ensure your child’s privacy and safety.

Step 4: Confirm Family & Consent Details

Review your information and confirm your family profile and COPPA acknowledgment.

Step 5: Create Child Profiles (Optional)

Add your child’s:

• Name
• Age
• Username

You can also skip this step and add children later.

Step 6: Access Your Dashboard

Once setup is complete, you’ll land on your family dashboard — your central hub for managing accounts, settings, and activity.

Step 7: Start Chatting or Upgrade

You can begin chatting right away or choose to upgrade to unlock Family Personalization features.

Step 8: Personalize Otto for Your Family (with Pro)

If you choose to personalize, you’ll see:

“Personalize Otto for Your Family. Help Otto understand your family's values and preferences. We'll ask a few quick questions about topics you'd like Otto to handle carefully.”

This process allows you to guide how Otto interacts with your children.

Step 9: Answer, Review, and Confirm

You’ll answer a short series of questions about:

• Family values
• Topics to reinforce
• Topics to limit or avoid
• Tone and communication style

Before anything is finalized, you can review, edit, add, or adjust your selections. Nothing is locked — you remain in full control.

Final Step: Grow Together

Families evolve and HeyOtto is built to evolve with you. As your children grow, interests change, and values deepen, you can revisit your settings at any time. Update boundaries, refine tone, or expand learning goals whenever needed. With HeyOtto, personalization isn’t a one-time setup, it’s an ongoing partnership designed to support your family every step of the way.