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StreamWrangler — Children’s Privacy (COPPA) Policy

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Effective Date: 2026-05-18

Our policy on children under 13

The StreamWrangler Android application is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under 13 in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA, 15 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (16 CFR Part 312).

What “not directed at” means

  • The App’s content, voice, and marketing language are written for adults and teens managing a household’s TV and movie viewing.
  • The age gate during account sign-up requires the user to confirm they are 13 or older.
  • We do not use age-targeted advertising or third-party trackers that profile minors.
  • The Play Store listing’s target audience is set to 13+.

What happens if a child under 13 tries to sign up

  • The account sign-up flow asks for the user’s birth date.
  • If the entered birth date indicates under 13, sign-up is blocked.
  • No account is created in Firebase Authentication. No personal information is stored beyond the rejected birth-date check.

What happens if we discover a child under 13 already has an account

If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13:

  1. We will delete the Firebase Authentication record and any Firestore documents and Family Activity content associated with it within 30 days.
  2. We will notify the parent or guardian if we have contact information.
  3. We will not retain or share that data with any third party.

Parents and guardians

If you believe your child under 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us immediately:

  • Email: privacy@sierradigitalforge.com (subject line: “COPPA Request”)
  • Mail: Sierra Digital Forge LLC, c/o Northwest Registered Agent LLC, 732 S. 6th St., Suite N, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA

We will respond within 10 business days and delete the child’s information.

Family-member identities for younger viewers

StreamWrangler is designed for households. The App supports family-member identities — named avatars (Ron, Jolene, Kimberly, Alaysa, Kids, Guests, or any custom name and photo the account holder chooses) that the parent account holder uses to attribute “now watching” updates, watchlist entries, and viewing progress.

These family-member identities are not separate accounts. They have no credentials, no Firebase Authentication record, no Firestore documents in their own right, and no way to sign in to the App on their own. They are display labels managed entirely by the parent account holder. A “Kids” identity on Ron’s account is data about Ron’s household, not about a child user.

When the App displays the family-member identity to other household members through Family Activity, the only information being shared is the name and avatar the parent account holder selected and any viewing events the parent has chosen to attribute to that identity.

This design lets households track their kids’ watchlists without ever creating an account for a child — and is the reason we believe StreamWrangler is COPPA-compliant in the typical household configuration.

Users aged 13 to 17

Users aged 13 and older may create an account. We recommend that:

  • Parents review COMMUNITY_GUIDELINES.md with their teen before signup.
  • Teens use a display name that doesn’t reveal their full real name.
  • Teens avoid sharing photos that show their face, home, school, or location.
  • Teens never share parent or household streaming credentials (Netflix / Disney+ / Prime / HBO Max / Hulu / Paramount+ / Peacock account logins).
  • Teens speak with a parent before linking Trakt or joining a future family-group feature that spans multiple Sierra Digital Forge accounts.

Trakt and minors

Trakt’s Terms of Service require account holders to be of the age of majority in their jurisdiction (typically 18+) to authorize an OAuth linkage. The App’s Trakt linkage flow is therefore not appropriate for users under 18, regardless of whether they have a StreamWrangler account.

Educational use

If a school, library, or family-media-literacy program wishes to introduce younger users to StreamWrangler as a learning tool, please contact us at support@sierradigitalforge.com to discuss an education-mode configuration that disables Family Activity and Trakt linkage.

Contact

Questions about this policy: privacy@sierradigitalforge.com