Safety
Safety disclaimer
Where's The Kid adds a dependable extra layer to your daily routine. It works best when you know exactly what it is, and what it is not.
Important safety notice
Where's The Kid is a reminder and alert aid only. It does not detect, monitor or locate your child, and it never replaces your own attention and responsibility. Alerts depend on your phone, its settings and battery, internet and mobile networks, and third-party services, so they may be delayed or not arrive at all. Always check your car before you walk away. In an emergency, call your local emergency number immediately. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any harm arising from a child being forgotten or from the service not working as expected.
An aid, not a guarantee: alerts can be delayed or fail. You remain responsible for your child. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.
Not a statutory child-presence device
Where's The Kid is not an approved child-presence alert device as required by law in some countries (including Israel and Italy) and does not exempt anyone from installing one where required.
If your country requires such a device in the car, install it and use it. Where's The Kid works alongside it as an extra layer.
What you need to do
A few minutes of setup make alerts far more dependable. Please:
- Keep notifications enabled for the app (and WhatsApp, if you use it), and exempt the app from battery optimization and do-not-disturb where your phone allows.
- Keep every parent's and contact's email address and WhatsApp number current.
- Send a test alert after setup and after any change to phones, numbers, schedules or settings.
- Keep your phone charged and connected to a mobile network or the internet, and keep the app updated.
- Keep schedules, deadlines and time zones accurate, and update them when your routine changes.
- Always check your car before you walk away, whatever the app shows.
In an emergency
Never wait for an alert. If a child may be in danger, call your local emergency number immediately. Know it before you need it: for example, 112 works across the European Union and in many other countries, 911 in the United States and Canada, and in Israel 101 (Magen David Adom), 100 (police) or 112.
The legal terms
This page summarizes the safety provisions of our Terms of Use, which are binding and include the full disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability. If anything here differs from the Terms, the Terms prevail.
Last updated October 21, 2026 (version 2026-10-21)