What is Niantic Kids?

Niantic Kids is a login method for Niantic products designed to keep children’s personal information secure whenever they access our games....

Why do I need to grant permission for games to access my child’s information?

As your child’s parent or guardian, you must have a Niantic Kids account so you can manage the privacy settings of your child’s account. Yo...

What is COPPA and why is it important?

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is a law put in place by the Federal Trade Commission in the United States to ensure c...

What is SuperAwesome?

Niantic Kids is powered by SuperAwesome’s Kid Web Services (KWS) platform. SuperAwesome KWS is certified as COPPA-compliant by th...

Approve or revoke my child’s permissions

Within the Niantic Kids Parent Portal, parents can enable and disable what personal information Niantic collects from your child. Vis...

Reset my password

Accessing the Niantic Kids Parent Portal doesn’t require a password. To access the parent portal and manage your child’s account, visit thi...

Delete my account

You can delete your account and/or any of your child’s accounts within the Niantic Kids Parent Portal. To delete your PARENT Niantic Kids ...

What if I have more than one child using Niantic Kids?

You will be able to monitor the information stored for more than one child in the Niantic Kids Parent Portal. When a new child signs up to ...

I'm an adult, can I create a Niantic Kids account?

Parents can create an account from the Niantic Kids Parent Portal website to manage their child's Niantic Kids account permission...

Why do you need my credit card details to verify my account?

We’re required by law to obtain verifiable consent from a child’s parent before we gather any personal information from the child. Because ...

Why do you need the last 4 digits of my social security number? (US only)

Before we can create a Niantic Kids account for a child, we’re required by law to get consent from the child’s parent. We can't just take y...

How do I know my child’s information is being handled appropriately?

When a game requests to access information from your child, this request comes through the Niantic Kids Parent Portal, and notify you via e...