HONEYBEACON

Family privacy, in plain English

Version 1.8 · Product information updated 22 September 2026

HoneyBeacon helps you spend time away from distracting apps. A family member called the Beekeeper can invite you to a Family Hive and use the supervision tools you agree to, or that your parent or legal guardian arranges where appropriate.

Before joining, check who invited you. People in your group may see your chosen name, picture, shared progress and whether you have accepted or joined a session. They cannot use HoneyBeacon to read your messages or browse your photo library. The app does not provide them with a GPS map of your movements.

Group photos are stored privately and shown to authorised members with short-lived links. Do not upload a photo of someone else without their permission and any required parental authority. Anyone you give a viewing link to can open it until it expires, normally after one hour. Someone may also save a copy of the photo. Leaving a group does not instantly cancel links already issued, and we cannot recall copies someone has saved.

A Beekeeper is not automatically your parent or legal guardian. Adults must not use the app to control other adults without their agreement. If someone is misusing the app, contact hello@honeybeacon.app. Ask a trusted adult for help if you feel unsafe.

The updated launch app has no advertising tracking or screen recordings. Adults can separately choose optional AI insight wording and reward emojis for their own information. If you are under 18, leave AI off. Your milestones, local insight text and emojis still work. Research sharing starts off. Setup answers are kept on your phone unless an adult separately chooses to share their own answers for research. If you are under 18, leave research sharing off. Skipping the questions does not send your optional answers. You do not need to share research answers to use HoneyBeacon.

For a shared HoneyTag session, the organiser chooses the participants and a tag. The selected people scan that tag to join the prepared session. The service processes scan readiness and session status for that group. A scan does not give someone access to your messages or permission to end unrelated sessions.

You have rights over your information. You can contact HONEYBEACON LIMITED at hello@honeybeacon.app, or use Settings → Cloud backup → Delete account for a cloud account. Your rights do not disappear because someone else is the Beekeeper. Account deletion does not cancel an Apple subscription or clear all information already on your phone.

Read the full Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for details about the service, information and choices.