Verify Parental Consent

At HeyOtto, your child's safety is at the center of every feature we build. Because our app allows kids to search the web, explore AI tools, and create content, we follow strict industry-standard safety practices - including verifiable parental consent.

Below is a simple explanation of why verification matters, how it works, and what you can expect.

Why Parental Consent Matters

Children's privacy is protected by laws like COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act). These laws require companies like ours to confirm that a child's parent or legal guardian:

• Understands what information is being collected
• Approves how their child uses the app
• Has full control over privacy and safety settings
• Can update or revoke consent at any time

Requiring parental consent ensures that you, not a platform, are in control of your child's experience. It also helps prevent unauthorized accounts and keeps digital spaces safer for everyone.

How We Verify Consent

Creating a HeyOtto parent account requires completing a secure, one-time verification step. To confirm that the adult creating the account is truly the parent or guardian, we perform a small credit card transaction.

Here is how it works:

1. You create your parent account at chat.heyotto.app
2. We ask you to enter a valid credit card to verify your identity
3. Once confirmed, your consent is approved

This method is widely accepted, secure, and used by top family-focused platforms to meet COPPA requirements.

Thank You - Enjoy 50 Free Tokens

Once your parental consent is verified, we will automatically add 50 free tokens to your account.

These can be used for fun premium features like:

• AI image generation
• Custom storybooks
• Advanced search tools
• Creative projects

It is our way of saying thank you for helping us keep HeyOtto a safe, protected, and magical place for kids and teens.

Your Data and Privacy

We take your payment security seriously:

What we collect:

• Credit card verification (processed securely through Stripe)