Last updated: 14 September 2026
Kinly is a private, personal-use family safety application developed by Marmiteandcheese published in conjunction with City Technology Solutions.
Kinly is designed to help families stay connected and, in particular, to help parents and guardians monitor the location and safety of their children and other family members who have been added to their private family group.
Kinly is not an advertising platform and does not sell, rent, or use personal or location information for advertising or marketing purposes.
This Privacy Policy explains what information Kinly collects, why it is collected, how it is used, and how it is protected.
Kinly is intended for private use between members of a family or other trusted group.
One of Kinly's primary purposes is child and family safety. Location sharing allows a parent or guardian to determine the location of a child or family member when necessary, including when the Kinly application is not actively open on that person's device.
For this functionality to work effectively as a safety feature, Kinly may require access to a device's location in the background.
Location information is used solely to provide Kinly's family location and safety functionality and for the technical operation and security of the service.
Kinly may collect and process information necessary to provide the application's functionality.
Kinly may process information associated with a user's account, including:
This information is used to identify and authenticate users and associate them with their private family group.
Kinly collects device location information when location-sharing features are enabled.
This may include precise location information.
Where background location permission has been granted, Kinly collects location data to enable family safety and location sharing even when the app is closed or not in use.
Background location enables a parent or guardian, or another authorised member of the private family group, to view the most recently available location of a family member without requiring that person to have Kinly open at that time.
This functionality is particularly important where Kinly is being used by a parent or guardian as a child-safety tool.
Location information is not used for advertising, marketing or profiling and is not sold to third parties.
Kinly may process limited device and technical information necessary to operate and secure the service. This may include application identifiers, device identifiers, authentication tokens, application diagnostics and technical logs.
Kinly uses location information specifically to provide its family safety and location-sharing functionality.
Location information may be used to:
Kinly does not use location information to:
Location information is only accessible through Kinly as permitted by the application's family and authorisation controls.
Because Kinly's family-safety functionality may need to operate when a child's or family member's phone is locked or Kinly is not currently open, Kinly may request permission to access location in the background.
Kinly collects location data to enable family safety and location sharing even when the app is closed or not in use.
Users are informed of this before background location access is requested.
Android's location permissions remain under the control of the device user and can be changed or revoked through the device's settings.
Disabling location permission will prevent or limit Kinly features that depend upon location information.
Kinly is designed around private family groups.
Location information is intended to be shared only with authorised members of the user's family group through Kinly's functionality.
Kinly does not make a user's location publicly available.
Parents and guardians may use this functionality to view the location of children who are members of their family group.
The security of family and location information is important to Kinly.
Data handled by Kinly is encrypted to protect it against unauthorised access.
Data transmitted between the Kinly application and its supporting services is protected using encrypted connections. Stored personal and sensitive information is also protected using encryption and appropriate access controls.
Kinly uses technical and organisational security measures designed to protect personal and sensitive information from:
Access to Kinly's supporting systems and stored information is restricted to authorised systems, services and persons where access is necessary for the operation, maintenance or security of Kinly.
No electronic system can guarantee absolute security, but appropriate safeguards are maintained to protect information processed by Kinly.
Kinly does not sell personal or location information.
Personal information is not shared with advertisers or data brokers.
Information may be processed by infrastructure and technology providers used to operate Kinly, such as authentication, hosting, database, mapping and notification services.
Such processing is limited to what is necessary to provide and secure Kinly's functionality.
Information may also be disclosed where required by applicable law.
Kinly's functionality is specifically designed to support family and child safety.
Where Kinly is used by a child, the application is intended to be used as part of a private family group under the supervision and authority of a parent or legal guardian.
Location information associated with a child's account is used to provide the family safety functionality described in this Privacy Policy.
Children's location and personal information is not used for advertising or marketing and is not sold to third parties.
Parents and guardians should ensure that Kinly is configured appropriately on devices used by children under their supervision.
Kinly retains personal and location information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide its functionality, maintain the service, comply with applicable legal obligations and protect the security of the system.
Location information is retained only for the period necessary to provide Kinly's location and family-safety functionality.
When information is no longer required, it is deleted or anonymised where reasonably practicable.
Location access remains under the control of the device user.
Android users can review or revoke Kinly's location permissions through their device settings at any time.
Users may also disable available location-sharing functionality within Kinly.
If location permission is revoked, Kinly will no longer be able to provide functionality that requires that location access.
Users, parents or guardians may request deletion of a Kinly account and its associated personal information.
When an account is deleted, personal information associated with that account will be deleted or anonymised unless retention is required for legitimate security, legal or regulatory purposes.
To request deletion of a Kinly account and its associated personal information, email mj@marmiteandcheese.com.
Requests concerning personal information can also be submitted using the contact details below.
Kinly may rely on trusted technology providers to provide infrastructure necessary for the application to function, including services for authentication, cloud infrastructure, notifications and mapping.
These services may process limited information as required to provide their functionality.
Kinly does not permit these services to use Kinly user information for Kinly advertising or marketing purposes.
This Privacy Policy may be updated where Kinly's functionality, technology or data-handling practices change.
The latest version will always be published at this location, together with the date on which it was last updated.
Questions, privacy requests or requests relating to personal information can be directed to:
Marmiteandcheese
South Africa
Email: mj@marmiteandcheese.com