Designed for children and families
Dino Detective is built from the ground up for children and families. Every design decision — from content, to monetisation, to technical permissions — is made with child safety as a primary concern. The app participates in Google Play’s Designed for Families / Teacher Approved guidelines and follows the principles of the EU GDPR (including Article 8) and, where applicable, the U.S. COPPA framework.
No user-generated content
The app does not allow children (or anyone) to post, upload or share photos, videos, audio, text or files. All content shown in the game is curated by us. There are no comment sections, no forums and no public profiles.
No chat functionality
Dino Detective contains no chat or messaging features of any kind. Children cannot send or receive messages to or from any other user inside the app.
No social networking
There are no friends lists, follower counts, leaderboards with usernames, or social network logins. Progress is private and stored locally on the device.
No third-party advertising
The app contains no third-party advertising, no advertising SDKs, no ad networks and no in-app ads of any kind. No advertising identifiers are collected and no advertising profiles are built. The only purchase in the app is the optional one-time premium upgrade through Google Play Billing.
No direct child communication
The app never asks a child for their name, email, phone number, address or any other contact information for the purpose of contacting them. All support communication takes place through a parent or guardian via support@dino-detective.app.
Parent Area protected by PIN
Settings, purchase actions and any links that lead outside the app (including app store pages, social links and external websites) are placed inside a Parent Area protected by a PIN gate. The PIN gate uses an age-appropriate challenge (for example, a written-out number or simple math question) to make it difficult for young children to bypass.
Safe educational content
- No violence, no scary imagery, no inappropriate themes.
- Friendly, encouraging tone and age-appropriate language.
- Educational content focused on math skills, logical thinking and curiosity about dinosaurs.
- All puzzles, illustrations and rewards are designed and reviewed for a young audience.
Reporting concerns
If you are a parent, guardian, teacher or any concerned adult and you notice content, behaviour or a bug that you believe could affect a child’s safety, please contact us immediately at support@dino-detective.app. We take such reports seriously and aim to respond within 48 hours.