How we handle your family's data, what standards we build to, and what you're agreeing to.
Shows and Chores is a tracking tool. We don't pay your kids — you do. We don't collect data from kids — only adults have accounts. We don't sell or share anyone's data. We don't run ads. Your family's data belongs to your family.
Shows and Chores tracks chores and calculates what's owed. It does not transfer, hold, or process any money. You are the bank. You are the employer. The app is the ledger. When the app says your kid earned $5.00, that means you owe your kid $5.00. How and when you pay them is entirely up to you.
Parents and teachers sign in with email and password. Kids never create accounts, never log in, and never enter any personal information. Kids view read-only dashboards that require no login — just a bookmarked link on a parent's or their own device.
For families: parent email, child first names, child emojis, chore names, chore log entries (which chore, when, how much), screen credit counts, and goal progress. That's it.
For classrooms: teacher email, teacher name, school name, student first names, student emojis, contribution logs, and reward credit counts.
We do not store last names, addresses, phone numbers, photos, birthdates, or any other personally identifying information about children.
We never sell your data to anyone. We never share your data with advertisers. We never run ads in the app. We never use your data for marketing. We never use tracking cookies or device fingerprinting on kid-facing pages. We never let one family see another family's data. We never let a parent see another student's classroom data.
Classroom features require school-level authorization. Individual teachers cannot independently adopt the tool for classroom use. When a school adopts Shows and Chores, we sign a Data Privacy Agreement that commits us to using student data only for educational purposes. Home data and classroom data are completely separated at the database level — teachers never see home information, and parents never see other students' information.
You can request deletion of all your family's data at any time by emailing us. For classroom data, schools can request data destruction or return within 60 days. When data is deleted, it's deleted — we don't keep shadow copies.
All data is stored on Google Firebase (Google Cloud Platform). Data is encrypted in transit using TLS and encrypted at rest by Google. Access to family data is restricted to authenticated members of that family. Access to classroom data is restricted to the assigned teacher.
We build to WCAG 2.2 AA standards with an AAA high-contrast option. Four themes (dark, light, fun, high-contrast) let every user choose what works best for them. All text uses scalable units. Touch targets are 48×48 pixels minimum for children's motor skills. Animations are off by default and only added for users who haven't requested reduced motion. Every meaningful emoji has a screen reader label.
Shows and Chores is provided free and as-is. We are a tracking tool — we do not provide parenting advice, educational guidance, financial services, or recommendations of any kind. You set the chores, you set the values, you set the rules. We make your system visible. Decisions about rewards, screen time limits, and allowance amounts are entirely yours.
We are not liable for disputes between parents, between parents and children, between families and schools, or for any real-world outcomes resulting from the use of this app. The numbers in the app represent your tracking — they are not financial obligations created by us.
COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) — our no-child-login architecture avoids the collection trigger entirely. FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) — classroom data is protected under the school official exception with signed DPAs. Minnesota Student Data Privacy Act (MSDPA) — no selling, sharing, or disseminating student data. Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA, effective July 2025) — child data under 13 treated as sensitive. WCAG 2.2 AA/AAA — accessible design across all four themes. National Data Privacy Agreement (NDPA v2.2) — standardized school district contracts through SDPC alliances.
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Shows and Chores ("the Service," "we," "us," "our") is operated by Brian Louden. Contact: brian@showsandchores.com. The Service is hosted on Google Firebase (Google Cloud Platform), Project ID: louden-chores.
Shows and Chores is a chore and reward tracking application. The Service does not process, transmit, hold, or facilitate any financial transactions. No money, cryptocurrency, gift cards, or other instruments of value are transferred through the Service. All monetary values displayed within the Service represent tracking entries created by the user and reflect obligations between the user and their family members — not obligations created by or owed to Shows and Chores.
The Service does not provide parenting advice, educational guidance, behavioral therapy, financial services, or professional recommendations of any kind. Users set their own chores, values, reward structures, and rules. The Service makes those user-created systems visible and trackable.
Accounts are restricted to adults — defined as individuals age 18 or older (parents, legal guardians, and authorized school personnel). Children may not create accounts under any circumstances. There is no child login, child registration, or child authentication mechanism in the Service.
Children may view read-only dashboard pages that are accessible via URL without authentication. These pages do not collect any personal information from the viewer, do not set tracking cookies, do not employ device fingerprinting, and do not require or accept any user input.
The Service's architecture is designed so that personal information is collected from adults, not from children under 13. Adults (parents and teachers) enter child first names and assign emojis as identifiers. Adults log chore completions. Children do not interact with data-collection features of the Service. Because the Service does not collect personal information from children online, the primary collection trigger of COPPA is not activated under normal use.
The Service does not use persistent identifiers, tracking cookies, analytics tools, or device fingerprinting on any page accessible to children without authentication. No advertising is displayed anywhere in the Service. No data is used for commercial purposes beyond providing the Service itself.
If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child under 13 without proper consent, we will delete that information promptly.
Email address (for authentication), child first names, child emoji identifiers, chore definitions (names, emoji, tier, value), chore log entries (chore performed, value, type, date, bonus type, void status), screen credit counts, total earnings, weekly earnings by week number, cooperation counts, goal definitions and progress, family mode setting, family board preferences, and theme preferences.
Email address (for authentication), teacher display name, school name, student first names, student emoji identifiers, classroom contribution definitions, contribution log entries, reward credit balances, reward definitions, and pre-built message selections.
The Service does not collect: last names, home addresses, phone numbers, photographs, birthdates, Social Security numbers, financial account information, IP addresses (beyond what Firebase infrastructure may log for security), device identifiers from child-facing pages, browsing history, location data, or biometric data.
All data is stored in Google Firebase Realtime Database on Google Cloud Platform. Data is encrypted in transit via TLS 1.2+ and encrypted at rest per Google Cloud's default encryption. Firebase Authentication manages adult user credentials using industry-standard practices (passwords are hashed; we never store plaintext passwords). Access to family data is enforced by Firebase Security Rules requiring authentication and family membership verification. Access to classroom data is enforced by Firebase Security Rules restricting write access to the assigned teacher.
Family data is used solely to provide the chore and reward tracking functionality described in the Service. Classroom data is used solely to provide the classroom contribution tracking functionality. We do not sell, share, rent, trade, or otherwise disclose personal information to any third party for any purpose, except:
(a) As required by law, regulation, or legal process; (b) to protect the rights, safety, or property of Shows and Chores, our users, or the public; (c) to Google/Firebase as our infrastructure provider, subject to Google Cloud's data processing terms and Google's commitment not to use customer data for advertising.
We do not use data for targeted advertising, behavioral profiling, marketing, or any commercial purpose beyond providing the Service. We do not display advertisements of any kind.
Home (family) data and classroom data are stored in separate database paths and enforced by separate security rules. Teachers never have access to: monetary values or allowance amounts, screen time usage, home behavior tracking, parent-set rewards, or family configuration details. Parents never have access to: other students' names, scores, contribution records, or any personally identifiable information about students other than their own linked child.
If a parent opts to link their child to a classroom, only the child's classroom contribution count and reward credits — for that specific child only — become visible to the parent. No data about other students is ever disclosed.
Classroom features require school-level authorization. The Service does not support or encourage independent teacher adoption for classroom use without school approval. When a school officially adopts the Service, Shows and Chores operates as a "school official" under 34 CFR § 99.31(a)(1)(i)(B), subject to a signed Data Privacy Agreement (DPA) that establishes: the Service performs functions the school would otherwise handle directly; the school maintains direct control over data use and governance; personally identifiable information (PII) is used only for authorized educational purposes; and the arrangement meets criteria specified in the school's annual FERPA notification.
We do not redisclose student education records to any party not authorized by the school. We maintain student data only for the duration specified in the DPA and destroy or return all data within 60 days of a written request.
Shows and Chores supports and intends to sign the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) National Data Privacy Agreement (NDPA) version 2.2 for district-level adoption. The NDPA commits us to: using data only for authorized educational purposes; no selling, sharing, or disseminating student data for non-educational purposes; no targeted advertising; breach notification within 72 hours of confirmation; data destruction or return within 60 days of written request; holding subprocessors to equivalent terms; and maintaining reasonable security practices. School districts retain ownership of all student data.
In compliance with Minnesota Statutes § 13.32 as amended, the Service: does not sell, share, or disseminate educational data; does not use educational data for marketing or advertising to students or parents; will notify schools of any data breach; will destroy or return educational data when a contract ends; and ensures only authorized individuals access educational data.
Effective July 31, 2025, the MCDPA classifies personal data of a known child under 13 as sensitive personal information requiring consent before processing. The Service's compliance with COPPA's verifiable parental consent requirements (where applicable) creates a safe harbor under MCDPA § 325O.065. The Service does not engage in targeted advertising to children or teens, does not sell data of any user, and does not process data for purposes beyond providing the Service.
The Service is designed and built to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA standards, with an optional high-contrast theme targeting WCAG 2.2 Level AAA. Specific measures include:
Color contrast: All text meets 4.5:1 contrast ratio (AA) on default themes and 7:1 (AAA) on the high-contrast theme. UI components meet 3:1 minimum across all themes and interaction states.
Text sizing: All text is specified in relative units (rem). Body text is 16px minimum (18–20px on child-facing pages). Text is resizable to 200% without loss of content (SC 1.4.4). Content reflows at 400% zoom / 320px equivalent viewport (SC 1.4.10). User-adjusted text spacing is supported (SC 1.4.12).
Touch targets: All interactive elements meet a 48×48 CSS pixel minimum target size, exceeding WCAG 2.2 SC 2.5.8 (24×24 AA) and meeting SC 2.5.5 (44×44 AAA).
Motion: Animations are disabled by default. Animations are added only inside @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) as progressive enhancement. The high-contrast theme has no animations under any circumstances.
Screen readers: Meaningful emoji use role="img" aria-label="description". Decorative emoji use aria-hidden="true". Emoji are never the sole means of conveying information.
System preferences: The Service respects prefers-color-scheme, prefers-contrast, and prefers-reduced-motion media queries, with manual override available.
Family data is retained for as long as the parent account is active. Parents may request deletion of all family data by emailing brian@showsandchores.com. Upon receiving a verified deletion request, all data associated with the family will be permanently deleted within 30 days.
Classroom data is retained for the duration of the school's authorization. Upon termination of a school DPA or written request from the school, all classroom data will be destroyed or returned within 60 days.
Demo data (created through the demo feature) may be deleted at any time without notice.
Parents have the right to: review all personal information the Service holds about their child; request correction of inaccurate information; request deletion of their child's information; and revoke consent for the Service's use of their child's information at any time. These rights may be exercised by emailing brian@showsandchores.com.
In the event of a data breach affecting personal information, Shows and Chores will: notify affected users within 72 hours of confirmation; notify affected schools within 72 hours of confirmation (for classroom data); provide a description of the breach, the data involved, and the remediation steps taken; and comply with all applicable state breach notification laws, including Minnesota's requirements.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. SHOWS AND CHORES DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE.
Shows and Chores is a tracking tool. The Service does not create, mediate, or guarantee any financial obligations between users. Monetary values displayed in the Service represent user-created tracking entries only. Shows and Chores is not responsible for: the actual payment of any amounts tracked in the Service; disputes between family members regarding chores, rewards, or allowances; decisions made by parents or schools based on information displayed in the Service; any real-world consequences of using or not using the Service; or the appropriateness of any chore assignments, reward values, or parenting decisions.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SHOWS AND CHORES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Brian Louden and Shows and Chores from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising out of or relating to: your use of the Service; your violation of these terms; your violation of any third party's rights; or any content or data you provide to the Service.
We may update these terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify users through the Service interface or via email at least 30 days before the changes take effect. For classroom users, material changes will also be communicated to the school's designated contact. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any dispute arising from these terms or the Service shall be resolved in the courts of the State of Minnesota.
For privacy inquiries, data requests, or general questions: brian@showsandchores.com
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