KidGate – Parental Control & Web Filter

Parental control for Chrome: block unsafe sites, force SafeSearch and see your child’s web activity from the KidGate parent app.

KidGate helps parents make Chrome safer for their children. Block harmful websites, force SafeSearch and see your child’s web activity, all from the KidGate parent app. KidGate requires the KidGate parent app on iOS or Android. Install this extension on your child’s Chromebook, Mac or Windows PC, then pair it from the app. PROTECT • Web Filter — one switch blocks adult content and other harmful websites. Filtering runs inside Chrome, so it keeps working when Secure DNS is on. • SafeSearch and YouTube Restricted Mode, forced on. • Choose which categories to block, keep chosen websites open with Always allow, or limit browsing to Allowed sites only. SEE • Web History — which websites were opened, hour by hour. • Videos watched — the YouTube and TikTok videos opened in Chrome. • Extensions — which Chrome extensions are installed, with an alert when one is added or removed. RESPOND • Site requests — the block page tells your child why a website is blocked and lets them ask you to allow it. You answer from the parent app. • Search alerts — an alert when a search matches a worrying topic. The free plan includes Web Filter, SafeSearch, YouTube Restricted Mode and how many websites were blocked this week. SET UP IN FOUR STEPS 1. Install KidGate on your child’s Chrome. 2. A pairing page opens with a code. 3. In the KidGate parent app, add a device and scan the code. 4. Confirm on your child’s browser. PRIVACY KidGate gives parents useful visibility without recording everything a child does online. • Web History is kept in hourly summaries: which websites were opened and how many pages. KidGate does not record how long a page was open, what was on it or what was typed. • Searches are checked inside Chrome and are never uploaded or stored. If one matches a worrying topic, only the topic and the matching word are sent to your KidGate account. • Your child’s activity is stored in your family’s KidGate account. It is never sold or used for advertising. • Website names KidGate does not recognise may be sorted into categories by an AI service. Only the website name is sent, never who visited it. GOOD TO KNOW • KidGate protects Chrome. To protect apps and other browsers, install the KidGate app on the device as well. • Incognito windows are filtered only when “Allow in Incognito” is turned on for KidGate in chrome://extensions, or when Incognito is turned off with Family Link or your school’s admin console. • A Chrome extension can be removed. If KidGate is removed, the device stops reporting and the parent app shows it as offline. • Requires Chrome 121 or later. Linux is not supported. Privacy Policy: https://kidgate.app/privacy-policy