Effective date: September 3, 2026
Oh No! Parent Control is designed to keep family information on the computer where the app is installed. The app does not require an online account, and it does not send children's or parents' information to Puffy Slippers Tech LLC.
A quick note for children
This app helps a parent manage how much time you can use the computer and which apps you can open. It uses information already on the computer, such as your account name, time used today, and the apps available to you. Your parent can see your remaining time and the rules set for your account.
The app does not read your messages, watch your screen, record your typing, track your location, or keep a history of the websites you visit. If you have a question about a rule, ask your parent or another trusted adult.
What stays on your computer
The app handles only the information needed to provide its features:
- Local account information: the account name, profile picture, local user identifier, and whether an account is a child or an administrator. This lets the app show the right accounts and keep each child's settings separate.
- Parent-control settings: whether screen-time control is on, the daily allowance, app access rules, and the last choices made on the request form.
- Time information: sign-in and computer-use intervals supplied by Ubuntu, the time remaining today, and the start and length of an approved extra-time grant. The app uses detailed intervals to calculate remaining time; it does not add them to its saved settings or show parents a detailed activity timeline.
- App information: the names, descriptions, icons, and launch information for apps available to the child. The app may check which programs are currently running when it needs to apply an app rule. It does not keep a history of apps the child opened.
- Troubleshooting logs: timestamps, the part of the app involved, whether an action succeeded, settings such as a requested duration, counts, and technical error details. Routine logs are designed not to include account names, passwords, app titles, browsing content, or the contents of personal files.
This information is stored and processed locally by the app and Ubuntu's built-in account, sign-in, and screen-time services.
What we do not collect
Puffy Slippers Tech LLC does not receive information from the installed app. The app has no analytics, advertising, tracking pixels, cloud sync, or remote parent dashboard. We do not sell, rent, or use app information for advertising or profiling.
The app does not collect or keep:
- passwords;
- message, document, photo, audio, or video contents;
- keystrokes or screenshots;
- web browsing or search history;
- location, contacts, camera, or microphone data; or
- a history of apps opened.
The selected parent's password is entered into Ubuntu's own authentication prompt. Oh No! Parent Control does not receive or store it.
Who can see local information
Children can see their own remaining time and request options. Local administrators can view and change a child's limits, app rules, and current remaining time. Administrators can also read troubleshooting logs. Other standard users cannot use the Parent App or read the app's private settings and logs.
Anyone with administrator or physical access to a computer may already have broad access to information on that computer. Families should protect administrator accounts with strong passwords and keep the computer updated.
How long information is kept
Parent-control settings stay on the computer so they continue to work after a restart or update. They remain until they are changed or a device administrator deletes the app's saved data. Removing the app may leave local settings behind to support a later reinstall.
Troubleshooting logs are automatically limited to the newest 10 dated log files for each part of the app. Ubuntu may keep its own account and usage information according to the computer's operating-system settings and retention rules.
Your choices
A parent or device administrator can:
- change or disable a child's screen-time controls;
- change app access rules;
- revoke approved extra time;
- review the information shown in the Parent App; and
- remove saved app data and logs using administrator access.
Deleting local app data can remove saved rules and affect active protections. A device administrator should uninstall or reset the app before deleting its data.
Network access and other services
The installed app does not need an internet connection for its parent-control features and does not transmit app data to us. The computer's operating system or package manager may connect to services configured by the computer owner, for example to download software updates. If a user chooses a website or email link in the app, the computer opens the user's browser or email program. Those services have their own privacy practices.
This policy covers the installed Oh No! Parent Control app. It does not cover the Puffy Slippers Tech website or any service reached through an external link.
Security
The app keeps each child's settings separate, stores its private records so standard users cannot read them directly, and checks administrator permission before protected changes. Extra-time approval uses the operating system's authentication prompt. App rules and process checks are limited to the selected child account.
No software can promise perfect security. Keeping Ubuntu and Oh No! Parent Control updated, protecting administrator passwords, and limiting physical access to the computer all help protect local information.
Changes to this policy
If the app's privacy practices change, this notice will be updated with a new effective date. A new feature that sends information off the computer would be described here before release.
Contact
Oh No! Parent Control is provided by Puffy Slippers Tech LLC. Questions about this privacy notice can be sent through our contact page.